David Jobin
DAVID JOBIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ExecutiveDirector@gmcw.org
Prior to moving to Washington in 2009, David spent twenty years in theater management, most recently as managing director of San Francisco’s esteemed Magic Theatre — widely recognized as the nation’s premiere home for new play development. For seven years, David was the managing director of Pittsburgh’s City Theatre Company — another prominent new play theater. Plays that were developed at City Theatre during David’s tenure include several staples of American regional theater including Jeffrey Hatcher’s Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Michele Lowe’s String of Pearls, Craig Wright’s The Pavilion and Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge by Christopher Durang.
David began his career in theater management spending eight years with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera as the director of the CLO Academy of Musical Theatre. Mr. Jobin also directed CLO’s outreach efforts including New Horizons, which provides theater training to people with physical and developmental disabilities, and Creative Vision, a collaboration with Pittsburgh Public Schools designed to gauge the impact of arts training on young lives. David served on the boards of Theatre Bay Area, Renaissance City Choirs (Pittsburgh’s Gay & Lesbian Choruses), Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus, GLENDA (Gay and Lesbian Neighborhood Development Association in Pittsburgh), served on the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and has been a frequent guest speaker for Theatre Communications Group (TCG) on marketing to new audiences and board development.
David has also been a singing member of Renaissance City Choirs in Pittsburgh, Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus in San Jose and San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus where he also performed with the small ensemble Vocal Minority. David was one of the organizers of the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force’s long-running Outrageous BINGO and served as artistic coordinator of Persad’s Art for AIDS annual benefit in Pittsgurgh. David currently serves on the DC Center’s Community Advisory Board and the Marketing Committee for GALA Choruses.