Jillian Jetton (she/her) is a director, maker, and curator of new performance. Raised in the Bay Area and based in New York by way of Philadelphia, her background spans scripted, devised and physical theater, video art, and experience design.

With support from HERE Arts Center Jillian is developing SEE/UNSEE by Lila Blue, a song cycle séance inspired by Hilma af Klint, most recently shared at The Brick (PRISM Festival, 2025), in residence at Z Space (2025), and developed in retreat at the Lake Lucille Project (2023, 2024). As a member of the Mercury Store Directing Lab she developed original multimedia work FLESH FOG, and in Exponential 2026 she will direct my utopias, a new play/potluck by Jay Stull.

Since August 2024 Jillian has stewarded and co-curated with Matthew Antoci SalOn!, a quarterly gathering of micro-acts founded by Theresa Buchheister in 2014 (@salonseriesbk). Previous collaborations include Brian Mertes, Pig Iron Theater Company, Team Sunshine Performance, and Headlong, among others. As an educator, Jillian has taught playmaking and playwriting to learners of all ages. MFA Sarah Lawrence College, BA Brown University, Headlong Performance Institute.

Publications, Interviews, Etc.

MFA Thesis: Iterative Performance: Resistance & Opportunity in the Rhythm of Returns
“Devised Theater” Guest Artist Lecture, Introduction to Playwriting & Screenwriting, Berkeley City College
SLC Performance Lab Podcast
- Miguel Gutierrez, Interviewed by Jillian Jetton & Andrew del Vecchio
- Will Frears, Interviewed by Jillian Jetton and Michelle Cowles
- Zach Morris, Interviewed by Jillian Jetton and Aliya Hunter
“The Deep Waves of Jillian Jetton,” Mira Treatman, thINKingDANCE
“Mieke D, Tony Moaton, and Jillian Jetton,” interviewed by Elena Aaroz in Innovations in Socially Distant Performance, Princeton University
“Young Jean Lee’s Cruel Dramaturgy,” Patricia Ybarra, Modern Drama, Vol. 57 (citation)