Zumbo is a writer and theater artist/administrator, drawn to stories where evolution and entropy share breath. Though this is his design debut at the Wilma, he has worked on and gleefully scrutinized the production designs of more than 80 productions on this stage.
A 20-year vegan and animal-welfare advocate, Zumbo carries a lived compassion that shapes both his work and worldview.
At home in any room you’d dare call a theater, he prefers honesty over hypocrisy. Whether helping develop new work, managing overwrought productions, or building a humble life with any remaining time, Zumbo is fascinated by making meaning from the mess and finding truth in the toil. He is forever grateful to the many artists who don’t take curtain calls. Whaddaya say, Joe?
