MAXIMO GRANO DE ORO is a lighting designer for theatre, opera, and dance, originally from New Jersey. He received his B.F.A. in lighting design from Rutgers Mason Gross and his M.F.A. from Northwestern University. Chicago credits include Translations (Writers); A Raisin in the Sun (Court); Dear Elizabeth (Remy Bumppo); Selling Kabul (Northlight); City of Others, Everybody, Sweat, As You Like It, and others (Northwestern Wirtz Center); The Magic Flute, The Medium (Northwestern Opera). Regional credits: The Life You Gave Me (Boise Contemporary Theatre); Prelude to a Kiss (Milwaukee Rep); Far Away (Villanova Theatre); The Winter’s Tale, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company). Web: Maximolightingdesign.com. Instagram: max.gdo_ld.
Bio as of 10/2025