Scenic and costume designer David Zinn, who grew up on Bainbridge Island, took home his third Tony Award Sunday night, for his work as scenic designer of David Adjmi’s play “Stereophonic.”
Zinn was nominated for three 2024 Tony Awards. In addition to his nod for “Stereophonic,” he was nominated for best scenic design of a play for “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” and best costume design of a play for “An Enemy of the People.”
“Stereophonic,” which transferred to Broadway after a smash off-Broadway run at Playwright’s Horizons, tells the story of a fictional 1970s rock band, teetering on the edge of stardom and struggling through recording a new album. The work also won Tony Awards for best play, best direction (Daniel Aukin), best sound design (Ryan Rumery), and best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play (Will Brill).
Zinn previously took home trophies in 2018 for his work as scenic designer of a musical for “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical,” and in 2016 for scenic design of a play for “The Humans.”
Zinn has been nominated for a total of 10 Tony Awards. After graduating from Bainbridge High School, Zinn went on to New York University and continued to work with Seattle companies such as New City Theater, Intiman and ACT. In 2007, he designed costumes for ACT’s production of Clare Boothe Luce’s “The Women,” and in 2008 he landed his first Broadway credit as costume designer for the delightfully campy musical “Xanadu.”
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