Wilson Chin is a set designer, based in New York City. Born and raised in Redwood City, California, he received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from UC Berkeley, and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama.
Wilson made his Broadway debut with the play Next Fall which was nominated for two Tony Awards, including Best Play. He also recently made his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago with Lucia di Lammermoor, and at Canadian Opera Company with Eine Forentinische Tragodie and Gianni Schicchi.
Off-Broadway, Wilson has designed at theatres including Ars Nova, HERE, Naked Angels, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre and Second Stage Theatre. Regionally, Wilson has designed at ACT, Barrington Stage, Central City Opera, Guthrie Theatre, Hartford Stage, Indiana Rep, The Old Globe, San Francisco Opera's Merola Program, The Shakespeare Theatre, Signature Theatre, Trinity Rep, Westport Country Playhouse, and Yale Rep.
His many collaborations with playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa include the premieres of King of Shadows, Dark Matters, Bloody Mary, Rough Magic, Golden Age, Say You Love Satan, and The Muckle Man. Wilson has also designed premieres by Tim Acito, Zakkiyah Alexander, Bixby Elliot, Amy Fox, Kenneth Lin, Conor McPherson, Carly Mensch, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Geoffrey Nauffts, Dan O'Brien, Victoria Stewart, and James Still.
Wilson served as an assistant designer to Santo Loquasto on nineteen productions including Broadway productions of Glengarry Glen Ross (Tony Award nomination and Drama Desk Award), Three Days of Rain (Tony Award nomination), Shining City, and The Times They Are A-Changin', and Faust at the Metropolitan Opera. Wilson was also an associate designer on the Broadway production of Fela! (Tony Award nomination).
He has been a guest lecturer at Barnard College, The New School, Rutgers University, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz and Yale University. He is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.
