DJ Pike

DJ Pike is a scenic and projection designer working across opera, theatre, musical theatre, dance, and film. With a foundation in theatrical design and a growing presence in the opera world, he brings a layered visual language that supports character, theme, and musicality.

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Recent opera highlights include a new production of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel that was performed at Wichita Grand Opera, Florida State Opera, University of Tennessee, and Opera in the Heights in Houston, TX. His production of Jules Massenet’s Cinderella was performed at University of Tennessee, Florida State Opera, and North Carolina Opera in Raleigh. In addition to his successful productions of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress and Mozart’s The Magic Flute, DJ has also contributed digital renderings and design support for Indianapolis Opera on productions of The Barber of Seville, West Side Story, and Rigoletto.

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In theatre, his credits include work with The Nashville Repertory Theatre, The Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, The Clarence Brown Theatre, and Little Theatre of the Rockies on productions of Hair, 42nd Street, Murder on the Orient Express, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Seussical, Aida, Something Rotten, The Winter’s Tale, A Christmas Carol, A Gentleman’s Gide to Love and Murder, Sunday in the Park with George, and The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee. He also designed projections for Disney’s Frozen, bringing animated environments to life with atmospheric and story-driven precision. 

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DJ currently serves as Assistant Professor of Scenic and Projection Design at the University of Northern Colorado and holds an MFA in Scenic and Projection Design from the University of Tennessee and a BS in Theatre Arts from Weber State University.