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
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Liz Carlson
Interim Artistic Director
New York Stage and FilmElizabeth ‘Liz’ O’Brien
Executive Artistic Director
The Arts at Marks GarageRick Greaver
Production Manager
University of Hawaʻi at Mānoa -
Jiyoun Chang
Xavier Pierce
Janine Myers
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Ākea Kahikina
Maggie Ivanova
Maria Houar
Miles Phillips
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Laura Nigon-Holmgren
Scenic DesignerMichelle Bisbee
Scenic DesignerIsabella Dixon
Costume DesignerMaile Speetjens
Costume Designer
Photo by Emilio Madrid