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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 :

https://www.broadwaywomensfund.com/womentowatch/

"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

 

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