Jacob is overjoyed to return to the Directing side of Theatre as the Assistant Director of CAMP ROCK under the Direction of David Fiorello.

For this production, The Beautiful City Project will be partnering with Loyola Academy

Monday, June 30th - 7:30pm, ticket link coming soon!

For their 2025 Season, Jacob will be serving as the Director of Sponsors and Donors for The Beautiful City Project. This organization has grown to be very near and dear to Jacob’s heart, and he couldn’t be more excited for this year!

Check out their website here: https://www.thebeautifulcityproject.com/

This Winter, Jacob is THRILLED to be understudying the role of Leo in the World Premiere of Y2K: A 90s Musical at The Annoyance Theatre! The show runs December 5th, 2024 - January 9th, 2025.

Jacob is thrilled to be performing at the 2nd annual Winter Gala, IGNITE, hosted by the Oil Lamp Theater.

Check out this video to see the cast of First Date perform "The One" on WGN News!

Jacob is ecstatic to return to the Oil Lamp Theatre to Understudy the roles of Man 1 and Man 2 in First Date The Musical!

NOW EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 3RD, 2024

UPDATE: He will be going on as Man 1 on the following date(s):
- Friday, September 27th, 7:30pm
- Sunday, October 13th, 3pm
- Thursday, October 17th, 7:30pm
- Friday, October 18th, 7:30pm
- Saturday, October 19th, 3pm
- Saturday, October 19th, 7:30pm

Jacob will also be performing as Man 2 on the following date(s):
- Sunday, September 22nd, 3pm
- Saturday, October 26th, 3pm
- Saturday, October 26th, 7:30pm
- Sunday, October 27th, 3pm

Jacob is thrilled to be performing with The Beautiful City Project again! He will be in the Ensemble of their production of Jesus Christ Superstar, performing on Monday, June 24th.

Jacob is overjoyed to return to a company he loves! He will be originating the role of Brett Wyman in Limelight Theatre’s production of Cover Me by Brian Brems. The show runs June 5-8, 2024

Jacob is over the moon to be making my Oil Lamp Theatre Debut! He will be understudying the roles of Digsby, Art, and Bootman, in The Gift of the Magi. Directed by Susan Gorman, the show runs November 16 - December 30.

UPDATE: He will be going on as Digsby on the following dates:
- Friday, December 8th, 7:30pm
- Friday, December 15th, 7:30pm

Jacob is pumped to be joining the Choir for The Beautiful City Project’s Oscar Night! Directed by David Fiorello and Co-Hosted by Stephen Schellhardt and Devin DeSantis. The concert is at 7:30pm on Monday, September 25th at the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture in Chicago, IL!

In the Summer of 2023, Jacob was thrilled to travel to North Carolina and Italy with the International Lyric Academy and build the show WITH A SONG IN MY HEART: THE ROMANCE OF RICHARD RODGERS. A beautiful 3-Act tale of mystery and romance, with a bit of magic sprinkled in. Conceived and Directed by David Fiorello

Jacob is so excited to originate the role of “Ricky” in the play “Isolation: A Romance” with Limelight Theatre. The show follows a college basketball player with a blown out knee and an aspiring singer-songwriter as they begin an unlikely relationship in the town where they grew up in this romantic comedy. The show runs June 5-8, 2023.

In May of 2023, Jacob graduated Cum Laude from North Central College where he studied Acting, Directing, Musical Theatre, Classical Voice Performance, and minored in Business Management.

Jacob has the honor of playing "Father" in the Collegiate World Premiere of RENASCENCE at North Central. The show is about Edna St. Vincent Millay as she follows the early years of her poetry career and invites its performers and audience to sit in this poet’s soul and view humanity and nature as if through her window. RENASCENCE runs February 16-19, 2023.