PXT STUDIO

Jason H. Thompson is a designer living in Los Angeles, CA. PXT Studio was created out of a love for fusing art and technology, and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the world of storytelling. He has over 20 years of experience covering a wide variety of industries with their craft including: theatre, opera, dance, museums, theme parks, corporate, and immersive environments.

He has designed for major companies and theaters all over the world including: The Metropolitan Opera, The Industry, Vienna State Opera, Oper Frankfurt, Walt Disney Creative Entertainment, Center Theatre Group, Lyric Opera of Chicago, LA Philharmonic, The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, The Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, New World Orchestra, The Public Theatre, Broadway, The Guthrie Theatre, Kansas City Rep, South Coast Rep, The Geffen Playhouse, and Pasadena Playhouse.

JASON H. THOMPSON designs for opera, dance, theatre, theme parks, commercial, architecture and corporate events.  He recently received two LA Drama Critics Circle Awards for Revenge Song and Vietgone.  Jason has also been awarded The Kinetic Lighting Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Design. Jason has also won two Ovation Awards for Chavez Ravine and Venice.

Key Projects: Grounded (The Metropolitan Opera, Washington National Opera), Proximity (Lyric Opera), The Valkyries (LA Phil, Detroit Opera), Lost Highway (Oper Frankfurt), Die Walküre (Karlsruhe, Germany), Tri Sestri (Vienna State Opera), Tarzan and Frozen Sing A-Long (Shanghai Disneyland), Twilight: Gods (Detroit Opera/ Chicago Lyric), A Trip to the Moon and Young Caesar (LA Phil), Hopscotch, Invisible Cities, Crescent City (The Industry), Cage Songbooks (SF Symphony, Carnegie Hall, New World Symphony), Cunning Little Vixen (Cleveland Orchestra, Vienna and Sweden). Broadway: Baby, It's You!

Additionally, Jason has worked at a number of New York and regional theaters including: The Public Theatre, Center Theatre Group, The Geffen Playhouse, The Guthrie, KC Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Signature Theatre in DC, South Coast Repertory Theatre and many others. He’s also created four video installations for the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles as well co-designed Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage with Yuval Sharon at LACMA.

Jason is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829 and a company member of The Industry, an independent artist-driven company creating experimental productions that expand the definition of opera.