Jonald Jude Reyes is a Writer, Teacher, and freelance Director currently based in Brooklyn, NY. As a graduate from Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ), he continued to scratch his artistic itch by completing programs at The Second City, iO Theater, the Annoyance, the Neo-Futurists (Scholarship for Artists of Color Recipient) & the Chicago Dramatists Theater.

As a Writer & Performer, Jonald's work has been performed in various festivals including the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, the Detroit Improv Festival, and the Just for Laughs Festival (Chicago).  His performance experiences have also brought him to college campuses, including DePaul University, the University of IL (Urbana–Champaign), the University of Chicago and Loyola University.  

His recent Directing credits include Aneesa Folds’ solo show Why Am I Here?, the Victor Wong Fellowship’s It’s A Bao Damn Time (The Second City), Dr. Mike’s A-Live Tour (Right Angle Productions), the Bob Curry Fellowship’s Welcome to the Party (The Second City), The Second City’s National Touring Company, The Alchemy of Bliss (Steppenwolf Theatre's LookOut Series), Wake Up Hyde Park! (The Revival), Stir Friday Night’s We Are Asian. We Do Comedy. (Steppenwolf Theatre's LookOut Series), and the 30th Anniversary of Splatter Theater (Annoyance).  Reyes has been honored to be voted as Chicago Reader’s Best of Stage Director (2012, 2013, 2014 & 2016).  He is a member of the Directors Lab Lincoln Center Theater 2017 and DirectorsLabChicago 2016. Jonald is also an Associate Member of the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.

Jonald's consistent work and organizational skills have placed him in production roles, including Associate Producer for the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival (2013-2017) and the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival (2014-2017); an Assistant Producer to the Chicago Musical Improv Festival (2015-2016); and, Producer for the Chicago Improv Festival 2015. 

Currently, Jonald is the Artistic Director for The Second City New York’s Training Center. He is the Program Manager for The Second City’s Victor Wong Fellowship. And he is a proud Founding Member of Stepping Stone Theater.