RESUME
about me
Height: 6" 1' | Eye Color: Hazel | Hair Color: Dark Brown
Hello! My name is Jacob Simmons, I an actor planning to move to New York City after graduation in the fall of 2026. Originally from Covington, Louisiana. Be on the look out.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Theater
HAIR | Berger | Tantrum Theatre | Dir. Robert Barry Fleming
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Lysander | Wisconsin Shakespeare | Dir. Caitlin Lopez
TWELFTH NIGHT | Antonio | Tantrum Theater | Dir. Shelley Delaney
Educational Theater
Carousel | Billy Bigelow | Ohio University Opera | Dir. W. Elkins/Molly Donahue
MR. MARMALADE | Mr. Marmalade | Ohio University | Dir. George Carpenter
ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE | Keith | Ohio University | Dir. Steven Strafford-Elkins
Training & Workshops
Ohio University | BFA in Performance, Musical Theater | Steven Strafford-Elkins
Ohio University | Meisner Technique | David Haugen, Ellie Clark
Ohio University | Shakespeare Performance/Analysis | Ellie Clark
Special Skills
Professional Music Abilities: Guitar, Bass
Basic Music Abilities: Piano, Tuba, Trumpet, Ukulele
Accents: British, Cockney,
Irish, Scottish, Russian, German, French, Australian, Brooklyn
Other Skills: Improv (acting) / Proficient Tumbling (cartwheels,
kip-ups, handstands, generally body throwing arounds) / Stage-Fighting (hand-to-hand, sword, knife) / Various singing styles
(jazz, rock, legit, contemporary)