ABOUT



Ben Levie is a queer, trans, and Jewish theater designer from San Francisco, California, currently based in the NYC/NJ area. He graduated from Rutgers University in May 2026 in their lighting design concentration. He is also a knitter, a crocheter, and a visual artist in his spare time. He does it all for his cat, Minerva. 




CONTACT



bleviedesign@gmail.com
@b.levie_design


UPCOMING



Good Intentions
Costume Designer & Wardrobe
Dir. Samiksha Thakur
Film Thesis
2026

Carmilla
Costume Designer
Dir. Meg Moynahan
Rutgers Theater Company 
April 2026



PRESS



https://dailytargum.com/article/7ee9203b-9914-4b17-a015-eb807961720b


https://dailytargum.com/article/9c070952-5a6b-48e6-9ded-187a881a5af2


EDUCATION



Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts
2026

Rutgers Conservatory at Shakespeare’s Globe
2024

CV



What Became of Us
Assistant Lighting Designer
LD Christopher Bailey
George St Playhouse
2026

Ruined
Production Electrician
LD Alexandria Chua
Rutgers Theater Company
2026

Hurricane Diane

Lighting Designer
Dir. Lauren Keating
Rutgers Theater Company
2025

The Freak Feast
Costume Designer
Dir. Clay Wild Munley
BKOne Popup Theatre Festival
2025

Carmen
Lighting Designer
Dir. Colm Summers
Rutgers Opera Company
2025

God of Vengeance
Lighting Programmer
LD Jack Creegan
Rutgers Theater Company
2025

Romeo & Juliet
Assistant Lighting Designer
LD Chloe Ditloff
Rutgers Theater Company
2024

The Giant Void in my Soul
Production Electrician
LD Maya Strauss
Rutgers Theater Company
2024

Holy Week
Lighting Designer
Dir. Lilly Cantor-Riopelle
Rutgers Theater Company
2023

King Lear
Lighting Programmer
LD Louis Stone-Collone
Silicon Valley Shakespeare
2023

Life is a Dream
Lighting Programmer
LD Maz Sailer
Rutgers Theater Company
2023

Men on Boats
Assistant Lighting Designer
LD Chloe Ditloff
Rutgers Theater Company
2022

The Tempest
Lighting Designer
Dir. Gary Craig Schoenfeld
Spindrift School of Performing Arts
2022

Legally Blonde
Lighting Designer
Dir. Gary Craig Schoenfeld
Spindrift School of Performing Arts
2022

Chicago
Assistant Lighting Designer
LD Nik Robalino
Spindrift School of Performing Arts
2022