Artist Bio
Jakob Baum (he/him) is an American-born linguist, actor, writer and singer. He has taken on many acting roles through various theatre companies in the United States, such as Genesius Theater Company and Sycamore Stage Theater Company (previously known as the Conrad Weiser 76ers). He has also performed in many dramatic and musical productions with the University of Galway Drama Society during his tenure at the university. Jakob has studied Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies alongside German Language and Cultural Studies. During this time, he has expanded his portfolio by participating in the devising and staging processes of The Fianna Fall and Diarmuid and Gráinne. He has also taken on leadership roles in children’s theatre by volunteering with the Albright College Science and Arts Summer Research Programme and Genesius Theatre Summer Camp, both of which based in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Jakob is interested in musical theatre, world-building through language, writing and acting. He is also very interested in the subjects of experimental theatre with dark and dramatic themes.
Mission Statement
My mission is to tell stories of great importance in furthering society towards an age of acceptance and understanding. To use my writing and its dark themes to tell a message of political activism and standing up against a world that is aimed to reject minority voices. I strive to tell the stories of queer people, immigrants and add my own Jewish twist to these stories, since these voices are regularly overshadowed by the wider world.
I strive to keep the writing and characterisation of its figures ambiguous to gender identity, and to reflect the language of my plays to correspond to the messages of acceptance and representation, whether that is in German or English. Ultimately, I believe in and stand for using art to rise against the oppressive voices in a modern world.
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