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Jonathan Corkal-Astorga (he/they) is a Chilean-Canadian music director, copyist, instrumentalist and actor. In his work, Jonathan brings a collaborative and story-focused approach to musical direction, with a passion for interrogating material through new lenses. He is also an avid supporter of new theatrical stories and has been fortunate to develop some of the foremost music theatre being made in Canada.

A dedicated arts educator, he has taught music and music theatre performance at Sheridan College and George Brown College, and is a graduate of Sheridan College’s Hon. Bachelor in Music Theatre Performance program. When not in rehearsal, he can be found experimenting with sounds on his ever-growing collection of acoustic and electronic instruments.

Selected credits include Lady Day At Emerson’s (Theatre Calgary); Dixon Road; Blackout; Caroline, or Change; Dr. Silver, 5 seasons of UnCovered (Musical Stage Co.); Sunday In The Park With George (Eclipse Theatre); Happy End; Threepenny Opera (Sheridan College); Drama 101; and Polly Peel (Toronto Fringe).

He is forever thankful for his family in both Chile and Canada for their support - saludos y abrazos a todos!