Director
Phone: (845) 437-5328
jhunting@vassar.edu

James Hunting is a scenic and special effects designer who has been working on, off, and off-off Broadway (as well as in the larger entertainment industry in general) for almost 20 years. His work includes set designs for various east coast and west coast theater companies, special effects for Cirque Du Soleil, and technical event production for major Silicon Valley tech companies. James worked with J&M Special Effects in Brooklyn for 11 years a pyrotechnican and effects coordinator and designer, designing and building effects for such broadway shows as “The Glass Menagerie” and “Romeo & Juliet”. He has also worked on a wide variety of TV shows, films, and music videos. James has worked for years with the pyrotechnic teams for Wrestlemania and Burning Man. Most recently James was part of select production team responsible for some of the Bay Area’s biggest tech events. As a Vassar alum, James looks forward to sharing his knowledge of the events and entreatment industry with a new generation of Vassar Students.