Christine Jones (scenic designer)

Christine Jones (scenic designer)

Christine Jones is a scenic designer on Broadway. Her best known designs include Spring Awakening and American Idiot. She is a professor at New York University and a Lecturer at Princeton University.[1]

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Education

Jones earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design for Theatre at Concordia University in 1989.[1][2] She later earned her Master of Fine Arts at New York University.[1]

Off-Broadway work

Jones has designed for many productions off Broadway,[1]:

Broadway

Jones made her Broadway scenic design debut in 2000 with her design for The Green Bird, directed by Julie Taymor.[1] Jones designed the set for the 2007 Tony Award winning musical Spring Awakening. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design but lost to Bob Crowley for Mary Poppins.[3] Most recently, Jones designed the set for the 2010 musical American Idiot,[4] for which she earned her first Tony Award. Jones has said "It's just great to be recognized for doing something that you love, with people you love." [5] Jones is set to design the upcoming musical revival of "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" starring Harry Connick Jr.

Personal life

Jones is married to actor Dallas Roberts. They have two children.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e http://design.tisch.nyu.edu/object/JonesC.html
  2. ^ http://magazine.concordia.ca/2007/fall/classacts/
  3. ^ http://broadwayworld.com/tonyawardsyear.cfm?year=2007
  4. ^ http://americanidiotonbroadway.com/team.php#
  5. ^ http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/interactive/video/index.html?initVideo=http://tonysmedia.edgesuite.net/2010/SHO_20100429_01_EN_640x360_664kbps_showclipamericanidiot.mp4
  6. ^ http://thefastertimes.com/theatertalk/2010/02/19/12-q-4-christine-jones-creating-theater-for-one-designing-american-idiot/

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