whittyn jason (they/them/theirs) is a queer, non-binary, mixed-race scenographer and award-winning lighting designer of south african and ukrainian heritage primarily living and create in amiskwacîwâskahikan (colonially known as edmonton, alberta), but their work has been featured across the country and as far as prague, czech republic. they have worked on over 50 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 scenography and lighting, they are also the festival director for found festival (common ground arts society), and artistic producer with major matt mason theatre collective. whittyn is a member of the ADC, and holds a BFA in theatre design from the university of alberta.