Robert Hand

Robert Hand is the Director of Production at Arena Stage, where he leads the very talented costume, lighting, props, scenery, sound, and stage management teams. Before relocating to Washington, D.C., he was the production manager at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where he also served as the project manager for the renovation of the historic Strand Theatre which opened in 2015. Formally trained in lighting design from the North Carolina School of the Arts, he has designed shows for many companies including American Conservatory Theater, where he received the Theater Bay Area Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for his work on Chester Bailey; San Francisco Playhouse; North Carolina Theatre; Atlanta Ballet; Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre; Nevada Ballet Theatre; Orlando Ballet Theater; English National Ballet; Milwaukee Ballet; Scottish Ballet; and, for the movies, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and Scary Movie 5.