When I walked into a theatre at Brooklyn College in 1997, I saw a man standing in ‘Moonlight’ on stage. A lighting designer was focusing lights for the show, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. That single light looked so real to me. Real Moonlight! It was the moment I knew that I could be a lighting designer because I believed in that magic for real.
I studied physics in college, and I had so little interest in it. I did not know what to do with my life. Something about ‘Theatre’ attracted to me, so I started to act for a small theatre company in Korea. Then, I came to the States to study acting, but that did not go well either. During that ‘Magical Moonlight’ moment, I felt a sense of confidence in myself for the first time in my life. I was convinced so strongly that I could design lights. I did not know any single thing I thought I could do so passionately until that magical moment.
Jiyoun Chang's Resume
Contact:
jiyoun.chang@gmail.com
Mentions :
"The structure of the play is disorienting, at times even overwhelming. But Lileana Blain-Cruz’s direction provides clarity amid the cloud of pain. The production is exquisitely timed and calibrated, from the precision of the actors’ coordinated dialogue to the brief thaws of Jiyoun Chang’s glacial lighting and the eeriness of Rucyl Frison’s sound."
Adam Feldman for Time Out New York
https://www.broadwaywomensfund.com/womentowatch/
When the bandmates are in formation behind the recording-booth glass — elevated on a higher plane, their faces enshrined by warm halos (the exquisite lighting is by Jiyoun Chang) — they’re like gods on Mount Olympus glowering down at the tech table.
By Naveen Kumar for for New York Times, Stereophonic (NYT Critic’s Pick)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/theater/stereophonic-review.html?searchResultPosition=8
And though superior work from the sound designer, Ryan Rumery, and the lighting designer, Jiyoun Chang, help direct our ears and eyes, we have to assemble the story ourselves.
By Jesse Green for for New York Times, Stereophonic (NYT Critic’s Pick)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/theater/stereophonic-review-david-adjmi-will-butler.html
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