ZIJUN (NEIL) WANG is an aspiring director and lighting designer who recently graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre degree from New York University. He was a graduate of Production & Design Studio. Previously, he completed three years of training at Playwrights Horizons Theater School. Both studios are under Tisch Drama at New York University.

He realized that being a director and lighting designer at the same time grants him the storytelling power to evoke feelings and thoughts in the audience. Lighting can create spectacles that first grab people to walk into the theaters, and throughout the stories, the composition of lights can also create breathtaking images that linger when 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 become 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 the wonderful inspiration for lighting design, but it is, in fact, the only light source that created the amazing shades in this world.