
ABOUT
Duncan Davies is a New York City–based lighting and projection designer, artist, and programmer working at the intersection of performance and technology. His work spans conventional theater productions to immersive, technology-driven installations, with a focus on storytelling through light, image, and space.
As a freelance designer, Duncan brings a collaborative and practical approach to his craft—blending cutting-edge tools with narrative intention. His practice explores how emerging technologies can expand traditional modes of performance and reframe the audience’s experience. Whether working in intimate venues or large-scale environments, Duncan’s work seeks to challenge assumptions about how stories are told and perceived in physical and digital space.
Show | Role | Director/Designer | Venue | Date |
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H.D. Reliquary | Collaborator | Ben Shirken, Studio ZM, Muein | Intercomm | 2025 |
The Underlying Chris | Lighting Designer | Craig Latrell | Hamilton College | 2025 |
Der Kaiser von Atlantis | Associate Video Designer | Driscoll Otto | Louisville Orchestra | 2025 |
The Jonathon Larson Project | QLab Programmer | Alex Koch | The Orpheum Theater | 2025 |
The Nutcracker | Associate/Programmer | Driscoll Otto | Indiana University JSOM | 2024 |
World of Nutcracker | Production Video | Alex Koch | Downtown Doral | 2024 |
Kodansha House | Production Video | Livesight | NYC | 2024 |
WSJ Innovator Awards | Production Video | Livesight | MoMA | 2024 |
Jane | Onsite Touchdesigner Programmer | Nate Mohler | Olbrich Gardens | 2024 |
Frozen the Musical | Watchout Programmer | Michael Commendatore | Music Theater of Wichita | 2024 |
Hermes Store Opening | EOS Programmer | IMCD | Princeton University | 2024 |
Dido and Aeneas | Production Video | Benji Arrigio | Yale Baroque Opera Project | 2024 |
Rhizome Forever | Laser AV | Rhizome/29Speedway | WSA | 2024 |
The Fragrance Awards | EOS Programmer | CS Global | David Koch Theater | 2022-2024 |
Romeo and Juliet | Assistant LD/EOS Programmer | Dustin Wills | Two River Theatre, Classic Stage Company | 2022 |
Cocktail Magique | APE | Brian Tovar | Cocktail Magique | 2023-Current |
Intelligence | Watchout Programmer | Wendall Harrington | Houston Grand Opera | 2023 |
Company XIV | APE/Sub Programmer | Brian Tovar | Company XIV | 2022-Current |
Twelfth Night | Watchout Programmer | Brittany Bland | NYU Skirball Theater | 2023 |
Decoder | Isadora Operator/Assistant | Kieth Skretch | Chocolate Factory | 2023 |
Channellers: An AI Popera | Lighting Designer | Collaboration | Hamilton College | 2022 |
Minotaur | Lighting Designer | Matthew Gasda | Various | 2022 |
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