Christine Jones (scenic designer)

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Christine Jones
Education Concordia University (BFA)
New York University (MFA)
Occupation(s)Scenic designer, professor
Spouse Dallas Roberts
Children2

Christine Jones is an American scenic designer on Broadway. Her best-known designs include Spring Awakening , American Idiot , and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child . In 2010, she created an experimental, two-week project called Theatre for One [1] in which one actor performs for one audience member. It was repeated in 2015. [2] She is a professor at New York University and a lecturer at Princeton University. [3]

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Education

After graduating from the creative arts, literature and languages program at Marianopolis College in 1985, Jones earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in design for theatre at Concordia University in 1989. [3] [4] She later earned her Master of Fine Arts at New York University. [3]

Off-Broadway work

Jones has designed for many productions Off-Broadway: [3]

Awards

In 2015, Jones was awarded the Obie Award presented by the American Theatre Wing for sustained excellence in set design. [5]

Broadway

Jones made her Broadway scenic design debut in 2000 with her design for The Green Bird , directed by Julie Taymor. [3] 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 . [6] Jones designed the set for the 2010 musical American Idiot , [7] 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." [8] Jones also designed the set for the 2011 musical revival of "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" starring Harry Connick Jr. [9] [10] and the 2016 production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London's West-End. [11] [12]

Awards

YearShowAwardCategoryResult
2018 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Tony Award Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play Won
2016 Critics' Circle Theatre Award [13] Best Designer Won
2015Let the Right One In Drama Desk Award Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design Nominated
n/a Obie Award Sustained Excellence in Set DesignWon
2010 American Idiot Tony Award Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical Won
2007 Spring Awakening Tony Award Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical Nominated
2000 The Green Bird Drama Desk Award Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design Nominated

Personal life

Jones is married to actor Dallas Roberts. They have two children. [14]

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