Artists

Jocelyn A. Brown Associate Artistic Director

Artist Profile

Jocelyn A. Brown has served as the Chance Theater’s Associate Artistic Director since 2011 and a Resident Artist since 2001. Directing highlights include: Ride The Cyclone (15 OCTG nominations including Best Direction), Lizzie The Musical (Ovation Award: Best Musical, Ovation nomination for Best Direction, OC Weekly Best of OC), Good People (Ovation Recommended), in a word (Best in OC by Orange Curtain Review), The Big Meal, Never In My Lifetime (Backstage Critic’s Pick), and The Cherry Orchard (OC Weekly nomination Best Direction). Acting highlights include: Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (OCTG Award for Outstanding Performance, Orange Curtain Review Award for Best Actress), Diana in Next To Normal (OCTG Award for Outstanding Performance, StageSceneLA‘s Performance of the Year), Leigh Fondakowski in The Laramie Project & Ten Years Later (Ovation Recommended), the Witch in Into The Woods (Back Stage West Critic’s Pick), Cathy in The Last 5 Years (Backstage Garland Award Honorable Mention for Best Actor), and Ann in Goodnight Children Everywhere (OC Weekly Award for Best Actress). Jocelyn received the OC Board of Supervisors’ award for Women Making a Difference (2023). She teaches at Laguna Hills High School and was an honoree for the California League of High Schools “Teacher of the Year” for Orange County (2012).

Productions at Chance Theater

Production Date Role
Spring Awakening July 2025 Director
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street July 2024 Mrs. Lovett
Norine & The King of Swatsville: OTR Reading September 2023 Mama/Eloise
The Bed Trick: OTR Staged Reading August 2023 Anna
Ride the Cyclone January 2023 Director
Crimson Lit – Scarlet Letter Setlist: OTR Reading April 2022 Director
Next To Normal January 2022 Diana
Crimson Lit – Scarlet Letter Setlist: OTR Staged Reading October 2021 Director
A Very, Very Chance Holiday Cabaret December 2020 Vocalist
A Very, Very Chance Holiday Cabaret December 2020 Director
Lizzie, The Musical February 2019 Director
Good People April 2018 Director
in a word September 2017 Director
The Big Meal April 2016 Director
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (2015) December 2015 Blitzen
A Celtic Holiday with Craic in the Stone December 2014 Book
A Celtic Holiday with Craic in the Stone December 2014 Lead Vocals/Meara...
A Celtic Holiday with Craic in the Stone December 2014 Music Director
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (2013) December 2013 Blitzen
The Laramie Project & Ten Years Later April 2013 Leigh Fondakowski
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (2011) November 2011 Blitzen
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (2010) November 2010 Blitzen
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (2009) December 2009 Blitzen
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues – 5th Anniversary! December 2008 Blitzen
Evita August 2008 Director
Into the Woods July 2006 The Witch
Never In My Lifetime May 2006 Director
The Last 5 Years January 2006 Cathy Hiatt
A Christmas Story November 2005 Director
Big Love July 2005 Director
The Rover January 2005 Dramaturg
Closer than Ever January 2005 Nancy
Goodnight Children Everywhere May 2004 Ann
The Cherry Orchard January 2004 Director / Sound Designer
The Fantasticks July 2003 Director
Spring’s Awakening June 2003 Director
Lee Miller: The Angel and the Fiend April 2003 Assistant Director
That Which Remains: Dramaticules by Samuel Beckett January 2003 Woman 1 (The Wife) - "Play"
Bash October 2002 Woman
The Worthy Master of the Law August 2002 Director
As You Like It May 2002 Director
Little Women November 2001 Jo
Confirmation October 2001 Director
Facing East May 2001 Director