Live Entertainment Director
Twenty years in pursuit of the moment when an audience stops watching and starts believing.
About
"I regard the theater as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being."
— Thornton Wilder
Rovin's work spans August Wilson's American Century Cycle, rock musicals, new works, and the immersive world of Ghost Town Alive! at Knott's Berry Farm. The through-line isn't genre, it's the pursuit of that moment.
Based in Southern California. Currently in residence at Long Beach Playhouse and Knott's Berry Farm.
"To dedicate oneself to that moment is worth a thousand lifetimes."
— David Ackert
Press & Recognition
"Jay's pacing is masterly."
Random Lengths News
The Piano Lesson · Long Beach Playhouse · 2025
"Rovin Jay is excellent at finding compassion for all of a story's characters. He is able to find the truth and the beauty in the difficult situations."
Sean Gray, Artistic Director — Long Beach Playhouse
BroadwayWorld · 2025
"Taking audience members to heaven."
The Show Report
Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy · Long Beach Playhouse · 2021
Selected Works
2025
The Piano Lesson
Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage
2026
Gem of the Ocean
Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage
2021
Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy
Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage
Theme Park
Ghost Town Alive!
Knott's Berry Farm