Whittyn Jason

Production Designer & Deviser

whittyn jason (they/them/theirs) is a queer, non-binary artist and and award-winning designer of south african and ukrainian heritage primarily living and create in amiskwacîwâskahikan (colonially known as edmonton, alberta). their practice focuses mostly on lighting, scenography, and site-specific creation and their work has been featured across the country and as far as the czech republic. they have worked on over 60 productions for theatre, dance, and alternative performance in the role of designer with a focus on interactive, site-specific projects and new work development.

they have designed for black boxes, tiny stages, big stages, real weddings and fake funerals, indie films, live events, beer gardens, concrete cubes, empty hockey arenas, parties, debauchery and mischief, immersive website experiences, shows that have to pack up into the back of a pickup, haunted barns, self-described ‘impossible projects’, abandoned buildings, dive bars, apartments, river valleys, warehouses, and more.

in addition to practising design, they also served as festival director for found festival from 2022-2026 (common ground arts society), and act as artistic co-leadership with major matt mason collective. whittyn is a member of the ADC659, holds a BFA in theatre design from the university of alberta.