Jonathan Nickens is a second-year lighting design MFA candidate at UNLV. He completed his undergraduate at SUNY New Paltz while working professionally as a regional lighting technician and designer in New York City and the Hudson Valley. Before joining Nevada Conservatory Theatre, he was the head of the lighting department at Ironman Sound Industries in St. Louis, where he specialized in live entertainment, touring support, and large-scale event lighting. His recent NCT lighting designs include Giants Have Us in Their Books, and Inspector General.