Jared Gooding

(Bio as of March 2026)
Jared Gooding (Lighting Designer) is happy to be making his Goodman Theatre return after designing Joe Turner’s Come and Gone last season. Credits include designs for: Writers Theatre, Court Theater, Depaul University, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Victory Gardens, The Lincoln Center, TimeLine Theatre, University of Illinois Chicago Theatre, American Blues, Remy Bumppo Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Definition Theatre, MPAACT, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Florentine Opera Company, First Stage. He is also an architectural lighting designer for the engineering firm EXP. goodingdesigns.com
Goodman Productions:
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: (2026) Lighting Designer
- Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: (2024) Lighting Designer
