
International Theatre Database
Jen Schriever is a brilliantly imaginative and multi-award-winning American lighting designer celebrated for her extraordinary atmospheric sensitivity, sharp architectural precision, and profound ability to sculpt narrative depth across theater, opera, and dance. A graduate of the prestigious Purchase College, State University of New York, where she mastered her craft in the Theater Design/Technology program, she has built an illustrious biography as one of the most distinctive and sought-after visual artists on Broadway and beyond. Known for her unique ability to infuse performance spaces with a deeply evocative and psychological resonance, she approaches lighting as a dynamic, living force that seamlessly guides the audience's emotional and narrative journey. She achieved monumental critical acclaim within the international theatrical community, securing back-to-back Tony Award nominations for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for her stunning, transformational work on the landmark Broadway productions of A Strange Loop and Death of a Salesman. Her extraordinary and diverse portfolio features defining, highly praised designs for acclaimed Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, most notably her celebrated work on Shucked, Lackawanna Blues, The Lifespan of a Fact, and Eclipsed. Deeply respected across both commercial and nonprofit theater circuits, she has designed for premier institutions such as The Public Theater, Signature Theatre, and the Metropolitan Opera, earning prestigious honors and nominations from the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Henry Hewes Design Awards, and solidifying her legacy as a masterfully sophisticated force in modern stagecraft.
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THE LOST BOYS
Mar 27, 2026
THE LOST BOYS
Mar 27, 2026
Lighting Designer
ART
Aug 28, 2025
ART
Aug 28, 2025
Lighting Designer
MOTHER PLAY
Apr 3 - Jun 16, 2024
MOTHER PLAY
Apr 3 - Jun 16, 2024
Lighting Designer
WHITE GIRL IN DANGER
Mar 15 - May 21, 2023
WHITE GIRL IN DANGER
Mar 15 - May 21, 2023
Lighting Designer
TO MY GIRLS
Mar 15 - Apr 24, 2022
TO MY GIRLS
Mar 15 - Apr 24, 2022
Lighting Designer
SHHHH
Jan 12 - Feb 20, 2022
SHHHH
Jan 12 - Feb 20, 2022
Lighting Designer
GRAND HORIZONS
Dec 23, 2019 - Mar 1, 2020
GRAND HORIZONS
Dec 23, 2019 - Mar 1, 2020
Lighting Designer