ZIJUN (NEIL) WANG is an aspiring director and lighting designer who is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design at Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from New York University, majoring in Directing and Lighting Design

He realized that being a director and lighting designer simultaneously gives him the storytelling power to evoke feelings and thoughts in the audience. Lighting can create spectacles that first draw people into theaters, and throughout the stories, the composition of light can also create breathtaking images that linger as people walk back into the real world. And as a director, he can create stage pictures and movements that transcend what can happen in reality - showing juxtapositions. Thus, creating different textures, qualities, and rhythms becomes his main effort both as a lighting designer and a director.​

Zijun has established himself as a recognized director and lighting designer within the Mandarin theater community in New York. He has brought East Asian stories and aesthetics to Western audiences, welcoming thousands of theatergoers. Rooted in both cultures, Zijun is committed to making East Asian stories accessible to a global audience, bridging cultural gaps while honoring their origins and evoking universal emotions.

He loves sunset, sunrise, and everything about the sun. He thinks the sun is a wonderful inspiration for lighting design, but it is, in fact, the only light source that creates the amazing shades in this world.