Dean Palmer, Jr. is a professional Lighting Designer, Educator, and Senior Design Partner at Blue Edge Design. With over two decades of industry experience, Dean’s work has been seen across the Northeast, spanning musical theatre, opera, and large-scale live events.

While currently serving as the Resident Lighting Designer for The Company Theatre, his extensive credits include productions at Harbour Lights Theatre (Dear Evan Hansen, A One Man Christmas Carol), Opera Providence (Cosi Fan Tutte), and The Academy Players (Ant'ny Claus 2). His design work has also been featured at the Barker Playhouse (The Murder Room, The Producers), Granite Theatre (The Belle of Amherst), and the Bradley Playhouse (Young Frankenstein). Earlier in his career, he designed for several New York City venues, including Theaterlab and the Producer’s Club Theater.

Dean is a four-time Broadway World Boston Regional Award winner for Best Lighting Design (2022–2025) and holds a USITT Honorable Mention for Technical Innovation. When not behind a console, he enjoys teaching the next generation of designers the intricacies of the ETC Eos family of consoles. In his full-time job, he is the Director of IT for an independent school in Providence. He lives in Cumberland, Rhode Island, with his wife and three children. For more about Dean see his full resume and you can also visit his website www.blueedgedesign.org