ABOUT ME + RÉSUMÉ

BIOGRAPHY

Jonah Bobilin is a theatrical designer originally from Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi and currently based in Manhattan.

Jonah was the Associate Lighting Designer of Stereophonic (2024) on Broadway, which has received the 13 Tony Nominations including Best Lighting Design.

Some of the places Jonah has worked include the Hawaii Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, the Atlantic Theater Company, New York Stage and Film, Seattle Rep, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Queens Theatre, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the Juilliard School, Mānoa Valley Theatre, the Kennedy Theatre, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and many more.

​Jonah is fascinated by the spectator/performer encounter and the way that scenographic gestures can support and flavor this interaction. In particular, they enjoy working on productions which examine the important issues and contradictions of our society, and which induce the audience to enact meaningful change after leaving the theatre.

​Since 2021, Jonah has proudly served on the Executive Board of Design Action, an intergenerational coalition of BIPOC and white designers working to end racial inequities in the North American Theater.

​Jonah enjoys cooking, reading, visiting the cinema and museums, street/protest photography, and being a politically active citizen.

As Head Electrician

2020 Po`okela Award Overall Production of a Musical, Hawai‘i State Theatre Council

2020 Broadway World Regional Awards, Hawaii: Production Of A Musical Of The Decade

2020 Broadway World Regional Awards, Hawaii: Production Of A Play Of The Decade

2019 Broadway World Regional Awards, Hawaii: Best Musical (non-professional)

As Lighting Designer

2020 Po`okela Award for Excellence in Lighting Design, Hawai‘i State Theatre Council

2018 Po`okela Award for Excellence in Lighting Design, Hawai‘i State Theatre Council

2020 Broadway World Regional Awards, Hawaii: Production Of A Play Of The Decade

2019 Broadway World Regional Awards, Hawaii: Best Play (non-professional)

2022 Special Achievement in Lighting Design, KCACTF National Awards

2021 Honorable Mention in Regional Lighting Design from KCACTF Region VIII

2022 Meritorious Achievement Award (Lighting Design) from KCACTF Region VIII

2019 Meritorious Achievement Award (Lighting Design) from KCACTF Region VII

2021 Joel Trapido Award for Excellence in Design or Technical Theatre, UHM Dep. T&D

As Associate Lighting Designer

2024 Tony Award Nominee for Best Lighting Design, Stereophonic (LD: Jiyoun Chang)

2024 Tony Award Nominee for Best Play, Stereophonic (LD: Jiyoun Chang)

2024 Lucille Lortel Nominee Outstanding Lighting Design, Stereophonic (LD: Jiyoun Chang)

2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding New Broadway Play, Stereophonic (LD: Jiyoun Chang)

As Lighting Programmer

2023 Drama Desk Nominee Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play, The Far Country (LD: Jiyoun Chang)

2023 Lucille Lortel Nominee Outstanding Lighting Design, The Far Country (LD: Jiyoun Chang)

RÉSUMÉ


REFERENCES

In the interest of privacy, personal contact information for references is available upon request only

  • Liz Carlson
    Interim Artistic Director
    New York Stage and Film

    Elizabeth ‘Liz’ O’Brien
    Executive Artistic Director
    The Arts at Marks Garage

    Rick Greaver
    Production Manager
    University of Hawaʻi at Mānoa

  • Jiyoun Chang

    Xavier Pierce

    Janine Myers

  • Ākea Kahikina

    Maggie Ivanova

    Maria Houar

    Miles Phillips

  • Laura Nigon-Holmgren
    Scenic Designer

    Michelle Bisbee
    Scenic Designer

    Isabella Dixon
    Costume Designer

    Maile Speetjens
    Costume Designer

Photo by Emilio Madrid