Jon Levin
Jon Levin
Performer, Director, Puppeteer, Theater-maker

Jon Levin

Performer, Director, Puppeteer, theater-maker

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[Levin] holds the audience in the palm of his hand
— The New York Times (A Hunger Artist)
 

In Development:

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MornTim.es, a new work of theater inspired by modern technology and Chaplin’s classic film Modern Times. For this work, Jon is collaborating with a ridiculously talented team of performers including Lucy Shelby, Danny Gardner, Tamar Korn, Teddy Yudain, Regan Sims and Marissa Molnar.

Development History:

  • April 8th, 2019: work-in-progress showing at Dixon Place (Little Theater).

  • November, 2021: 2-week residency at the Mercury Store.

and:

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Jonathan Levin and Joshua William Gelb wrestling in a closet

The team behind the NYTimes Critic’s Pick The Seventh voyage of Egon Tichy returns with a follow up titled… The ELEVENTH voyage of Egon Tichy! Based on another short story by Stanislaw Lem. Jon will be directing as well as performing alongside Joshua William Gelb, in his lauded Lower East Side apartment closet.

In addition to Joshua William Gelb, and playwright Josh Luxenberg, Jon will be collaborating an incredible design team, including Peiyi Wong, Jesse Garrison, David Michael Friend, Florian Staab and Eric Wright.

Keep an eye out for the workshop in April 2023.

JON LEVIN is a Brooklyn-based director, performer, puppeteer and Co-Artistic Director of Sinking Ship Productions. Most recently Jon performed and co-created Kafka’s A Hunger Artist for which he was Nominated for two Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Solo Performance and Outstanding Puppet Design at the Connelly Theatre and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Lustrum Award for Excellence, Summerhall). Directing credits include Powerhouse at the New Ohio Theatre (NYTimes Critics Pick) in 2014, and There Will Come Soft Rains at FringeNYC (Excellence Award for Outstanding Direction). Jon is also a founding member of the the Krumple Theatre Company, based in Oslo, Norway, with whom he continues to create and perform throughout Norway and beyond.