Jacqueline Malenke

Artist Profile

Jacqueline, who also goes by JQ, is a lighting designer based in Orange County, CA. Some of her recent design credits include Tick, Tick… Boom!, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Chance Theater), Rent (El Camino College), The Rover (Chapman University), Vietgone, and Airness (UC Riverside). She graduated with her MFA in lighting design from UC Irvine in 2023, and she has worked at a number of regional theatres and festivals including The Great River Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and The Williamstown Theatre Festival. When she isn’t designing, she is likely spending time with her cats. jemld.com

Productions at Chance Theater

Production Date Role
Spring Awakening July 2025 Lighting Designer
Tick, Tick… Boom! January 2025 Lighting Designer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street July 2024 Lighting Designer