Jeromy Hopgood is a Detroit-based designer, author, and educator whose work includes scenery, projection design, lighting, dance, and event / installation work. He is a tenured Professor at Eastern Michigan University, where he coordinates the multidisciplinary Entertainment Design & Technology program - one of the first programs of its kind in the US. In addition, he is a regular presenter at LDI in Las Vegas, USITT, and various IATSE locals, as well as regularly teaching master classes on projection design, and the industry-standard QLab show control software.
Jeromy is a proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829. In the last 25 years, he has designed more than 175 productions for professional theatres, dance companies, and universities across the world. His projection design for After Ünica was selected as part of the US National Exhibit at the Prague Quadrennial ’23, marked as one of the finest media designs created by an American designer during the previous four years. His projection design for Skeleton Crew at People’s Light and Theatre Company was nominated for the Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theatre, Outstanding Media Design. Jeromy is the recipient of the 2025 USITT Distinguished Achievement Award in Digital Media; the Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty Award for Creative Activity at Eastern Michigan University, the highest university recognition bestowed upon faculty by the University; and the 2025 Alumnus of the Year for the University of Arkansas Department of Theatre.
In 2025, Professor Hopgood’s sabbatical took him to the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, working with Elaine McCarthy's video team on the Met Opera premiere of Moby Dick. In addition, he presented a master class for the MFA projection and sound cohort at the David Geffen School of Design at Yale, and created a projection design for the Michigan premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s Confederates at Detroit Public Theatre.
Jeromy is the author of QLab 3 Show Control, and QLab 4: Projects in Video, Audio, & Lighting Control (the definitive guidebooks for Figure 53’s popular audio/video/lighting software), The Projection Designer's Toolkit, as well as Dance Production: Design & Technology (now in its 2nd edition). In addition to his books, Jeromy is a regular contributor to such trade publications as Live Design, TD&T, and Stage Directions, as well as his own Entertainment Design & Technology blog.