MARTIN JACOBS' PERSONAL THEATRE WEB PAGE 

 

DIRECTOR

Cranbrook Theatre School

A Case for the Private Detective, (1993)

The Trial (1996),

plus various other one-acts plays and scenes (1990-1996)

 

Memphis State University

Where The Cross is Made

Fool for Love

 

Northern Michigan University

Everyman

Miss Julie

 

Andover High School

The Patient

Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind

 

ACTOR

Eastern Michigan University

Anywhere You Want to Go (Peter/Bus Passenger/Ensemble)

 

Michigan Shakespeare Festival

Macbeth  (Bloody Captain/First Murderer)

 

Children's Musical Theatre (Mobile, AL)

• Tales of Brer Rabbit (Brer Wolf) 

• The Hatfields and the McFangs (Count McFang/Pa McCoy )

• Pinocchio (Geppetto/Prof. Zucchini/Uncle Linguini)

 

First Frontier Inc. (Xenia, OH)

• Blue Jacket (James Turner/Soldier)

• Annie Get Your Gun (Chorus/Drunk) 

 

Snow Camp Historical Society (Snow Camp, NC)

• Oklahoma (Cord Elam)

• The Sword of Peace (George Hunter/Continental Soldier) 

 

Northern Michigan University

• Cyrano De Bergerac (Montfluery/Soldier)

• The Imaginary Invalid (Dr. Purgon)

• Scrooge (Jacob Marley)

• Fool for Love (Martin)

• Vampire of Sodom (Oatsie/Salazar)

 

Andover High School

• Ten Little Indians (Dr. Armstrong)

• The Night of January The 16th (Homer VanFleet)

• Lil' Abner (Chorus)

 

STAGE MANAGER

• Memphis State University -   Portrait of Dora  

• Picnic   -    Northern Michigan University

 

STAGE COMBAT

Snow Camp Historical Society

• Stage Combat Choreographer: Oklahoma

• Stage Combat Choreographer The Sword of Peace

 

Led  "Stage Combat Workshop"  for Sword of Peace Summer Camp

 

Assisted Glenn Farnham in "Stage Combat Workshop" at Northern Michigan University

 

TEACHING

• Taught and Directed at Birmingham Covington School (1995)

• Taught and Directed at Cranbrook Theatre School (Summers 1990 - 1996)

• Taught and Directed at Lincoln High School (1996-Present)

 

CARPENTER/TECHNICIAN

• Shop Carpenter -   Memphis State University (Memphis, TN)

• Shop Carpenter - Studio Arena Theatre (Buffalo, NY)

• Assistant Technical Director - Bijou Theatre Center (Knoxville, TN)

• Assistant Technical Director - Thunder Bay Theatre (Alpena, MI)

• Shop Carpenter [5 years] - Northern Michigan University

 

Related Experience: Lighting [Hang and Focus, Lightboard Operation (2 Scene Pre-set), Spot Operation]; Soundboard Operation, Stage and Fly crews.

 

EDUCATION

• Eastern Michigan University: (Ypsilanti, MI) M.F.A. in Applied Drama/Theatre for the Young (January 2016) - M.A. in Theatre Arts (May 2002) - Secondary Ed Certification Program (1993-1994)

• Memphis State University: (Memphis, TN) Graduate Classes: 27 Credit Hours in Directing, Acting, and Dramatic Analysis. (1990-1991)

• Northern Michigan University: (Marquette, MI) - Bachelor's of Science in Theatre/Speech.  (1983-1988)