Stage Management
    St. Paul, MN
    Production Stage Manager & Lighting Designer
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    Established in 2018, Ballet Co.Laboratory’s mission is to create, develop and inspire artists and communities through collaboration with the art of ballet. Jacob serves as the resident Production Stage Manager & Lighting Designer.

    • On Our Terms (October 2018)
    • Nutcracker in Wonderland (Huss Center for the Performing Arts, December 2018)
    • Nutcracker in Wonderland (Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, December 2018)
    • Laboratory II (SteppingStone Theatre, March 2019)
    • Gentle Human (Goodale Theatre @ The Cowles Center, April 2019)
    • Gentle Human (Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, April 2019)
    • Remembering the Little Prince (SteppingStone Theatre, May 2019)
    • Remembering the Little Prince (Phipps Center for the Arts, August 2019)
    • On Our Terms (October 2019)
    • Nutcracker in Wonderland (Huss Center for the Performing Arts, December 2019)
    • Nutcracker in Wonderland (Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, December 2019)
    • OH+ Outreach Event (Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, March 2020)
    • Drive-In Fundraiser (BCL Studios, October 2020)
    • Snow Queen (Filmed: TEK BOX @ The Cowles Center, December 2020)
    • Lab II (Southern Theater, March 2021)
    • Outreach Event Mixed Rep (Hastings Levee Park Pavilion, August 2021)
    • Let’s Go Crazy – Fundraiser (BCL Studios, October 2021)
    • Nutcracker in Wonderland (Ted Mann Concert Hall, December 2021)
    • Performance Ensemble (BCL Studios, January 2022)
    • Lunar Lullaby (Park Square Theatre, February 2022)
    • The Four Seasons (Goodale Theatre @ The Cowles Center, March-April 2022)
    • Firebird (The E.M. Pearson Theatre, May 2022)
    • Dirty Dancing – Fundraiser (BCL Studios, October 2022)
    • Snow Queen (Goodale Theatre @ The Cowles Center, December 2022)
    St. Paul Ballet’s mission is to provide the finest dance education, reduce barriers to involvement in the art of dance, and perform a vibrant repertory with a passion for the highest level of excellence.
    Production Stage Manager
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    SPB formerly had an established professional company under artistic director Zoé Henrot. Jacob stage managed their professional company stage performances and served as the Lighting Designer.

    • Clara’s Dream: from The Nutcracker (Chanhassen High School Theater, December 2013)
    • Bella Luna (JSB Tek Box @ The Cowles Center, April 2014)
    • Persons Unknown @ Minnesota Fringe Festival (U of M Rarig Center Proscenium, August 2014)
    • Clara’s Dream: from The Nutcracker (Macalester College, December 2014)
    • Saint Paul Ballet at the Cowles (Goodale Theatre @ The Cowles Center, March 2015)
    • Student Showcase (Macalester College, June 2015)
    • Bella Luna (O’Shaughnessy Auditorium @ St. Catherine University, October 2015)
    • Clara’s Dream: from The Nutcracker (Macalester College, December 2015)
    • The WORK by St. Paul Ballet (Goodale Theatre @ The Cowles Center, February 2016)
    • An American in Paris (O’Shaughnessy Auditorium @ St. Catherine University, April 2016)
    • Student Showcase (Macalester College, May 2016)
    • An American in Paris on Tour (Mabel Tainter, September 2016)
    • An American in Paris on Tour (Three Lakes High School, September 2016)
    • An American in Paris on Tour (Alexandria Area High School, October 2016)
    • Clara’s Dream (O’Shaughnessy Auditorium @ St. Catherine University, December 2016)
    • To Billy on Tour (Lourdes High School, February 2017)
    • To Billy (Goodale Theatre @ The Cowles Center, March 2017)
    • Student Showcase (Macalester College, May 2017)
    • The Art of Boxing. The Sport of Ballet. (High School for the Recording Arts, October 2017)
    • Clara’s Dream (O’Shaughnessy Auditorium @ St. Catherine University, December 2017)
    • 5th Anniversary Best (Goodale Theatre @ The Cowles Center, March 2018)
    • The Art of Boxing. The Sport of Ballet. (Ordway Concert Hall, April 2018)
    • Carmen (O’Shaughnessy Auditorium @ St. Catherine University, May 2018)
    • Student Showcase (O’Shaughnessy Auditorium @ St. Catherine University, May 2018)
    Professional ballet company in Bloomington, MN
    Production Stage Manager
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    In his Stage Manager position at Continental Ballet Company, Jacob led all stage and technical aspects of the company’s shows both at home in Bloomington, MN at the Bloomington Center for the Arts and on tour at nearly a dozen theatres in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Jacob has also served as Lighting Designer for all productions.

    • Nutcracker (November – December 2010)
    • Valentine Gala (February 2011)
    • Sleeping Beauty (March 2011)
    • Peter and the Wolf (April 2011)
    • Student Recital (June 2011)
    • Invitation to the Dance (August 2011)
    • Cinderella on Tour (October – November 2011)
    • Nutcracker (November – December 2011)
    • Backstage at the Ballet Gala (February 2012)
    • Swan Lake (March 2012)
    • Student Recital (June 2012)
    • Invitation to the Dance (August 2012)
    • Teaser Show at Creekside Community Center (September 2012)
    • Coppélia on Tour (November 2012)
    • Nutcracker (November – December 2012)
    CCDE is an emerging professional ballet company within the Twin Cities
    Production Stage Manager
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    Since CCDE’s founding in January 2011, Jacob has been their Stage Manager and Lighting Designer for both Minnesota Fringe Festival productions as well as their first full length show at The Ritz Theater in Minneapolis.

    • Ballet Amore at the Minnesota Fringe Festival (Lab Theater, August 2011)
    • L’affaire de Ballet (The Ritz Theater, May 2012)
    • Isabella and the Lost Heart Adventure at the Minnesota Fringe Festival (The Southern Theater, August 2012)
    • Movements (JSB Tek Box @ Cowles, May 2013)
    • Adore at the Minnesota Fringe Festival (The Southern Theater, August 2013)
    A local group of professional ballet dancers focusing on contemporary work.
    Production Stage Manager
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    Gray Matter had it’s World Premier at the 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival. This contemporary ballet explores the mysteries of consciousness through solo, partnered and group movement. The work questions and examines René Descartes’ idea “I think, therefore I am.”

    • Gray Matter at the Minnesota Fringe Festival (The Southern Theater, August 2013)
    Lighting Design
    ABAA is a ballet and dance school located in Edina, Minnesota and was founded in 2012.
    Lighting Designer

    In this studio’s first ever Ballet Arts Youth Ensemble Dance Concert in 2013, Jacob was asked to design the lighting for the show that took place at the James Sewell Ballet Tek Box Theater at The Cowles Center in Minneapolis, MN. Jacob has returned annually for this production.

    • Ballet Arts Youth Ensemble Dance Concert (JSB Tek Box @ Cowles, May 2013)
    • Ballet Arts Youth Ensemble Dance Concert (JSB Tek Box @ Cowles, March 2014)
    • Ballet Arts Youth Ensemble Dance Concert (JSB Tek Box @ Cowles, March 2015)
    CCDE is an emerging professional ballet company within the Twin Cities
    Lighting Designer

    Jacob has been Lighting Designer for all three Minnesota Fringe Festival productions as well as their first full length show at The Ritz Theater in Minneapolis and another full length show at the Southern.

    • Ballet Amore at the Minnesota Fringe Festival (Lab Theater, August 2011)
    • L’affaire de Ballet (The Ritz Theater, May 2012)
    • Isabella and the Lost Heart Adventure at the Minnesota Fringe Festival (The Southern Theater, August 2012)
    • Movements (JSB Tek Box @ Cowles, May 2013)
    • Adore at the Minnesota Fringe Festival (The Southern Theater, August 2013)