CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Jacob G. Allen Department:Theatre Dance


EDUCATION
DEGREES DISCIPLINE INSTITUTION YEAR
Doctor of Musical Arts Performance - Voice The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music - The University of Memphis 2023
Master of Music Stage Direction Eastman School of Music 2008
Bachelor of Arts Theatre Arts Lawrence University 2004
Bachelor of Music Voice Performance Lawrence University 2004

EXPERIENCE
RANK/POSITION DEPARTMENT/DIVISION INSTITUTION/COMPANY/ORGANIZATION PERIOD
Chair Department of Theatre & Dance University of Memphis August, 2020 - Present
Dean's Fellow for Research Development College of Communication and Fine Arts University of Memphis Feburary, 2020 - August, 2020
Associate Professor, Head of Musical Theatre Department of Theatre & Dance University of Memphis August, 2016 - Present
Assistant Professor, Musical Theatre Department of Theatre & Dance University of Memphis August, 2010 - July, 2016
Assistant Director for Admissions School of Music, Theatre & Dance University of Michigan October 2009 - August 2010
Graduate Student Instructor Department of Voice and Opera Eastman School of Music August 2007 - August 2009
Associate Director of Conservatory Admissions Office of Admissions Lawrence University May 2004 - August 2007

HONORS/AWARDS
HONOR/AWARD INSTITUTION/COMPANY/ORGANIZATION YEAR
Nathan M. Pusey Young Alumni Achievement Award Lawrence University 2024
Ostrander(Memphis Theatre) Award - Best Music Direction Arts Memphis 2019
Ostrander(Memphis Theatre) Award - Best Music Direction Arts Memphis 2017
Ostrander(Memphis Theatre) Award - Best Music Direction Arts Memphis 2016
CCFA Dean's Award for Faculty Advising University of Memphis 2015
Thomas W. Briggs Excellence in Teaching Award University of Memphis 2014
Ostrander(Memphis Theatre) Award - Best Music Direction Arts Memphis 2012
Ostrander(Memphis Theatre) Award - Best Music Direction Arts Memphis 2011
F. Theadore Cloak Award in Theatre Lawrence University 2004

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SUBJECT INSTITUTION
Directing University of Memphis
Theatre History University of Memphis
Applied Voice University of Memphis
Group Voice University of Memphis
Musical Theatre History University of Memphis
Music Theory University of Memphis
Musical Theatre Performance University of Memphis
Acting University of Memphis
Dramatic Literature University of Memphis
Acting Eastman School of Music
Playscript Analysis Eastman School of Music
Stage Movement Eastman School of Music
Opera Performance Studies Eastman School of Music
Musical Theatre Performance University of Wisconsin - Fox Cities
Applied Voice Lawrence University Community Music School


STUDENT ADVISING/MENTORING
CURRENT DEGREE NAME YEAR OF GRADUATION
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Shakiera Adams 2012
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Janie Crick 2012
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Mandy Martin 2012
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Sean Carter 2012
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Katelyn Nichols 2012
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Kristina Hanford 2012
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Standrew Parker 2012
MFA Theatre - Sound Design Matthew Cantelon 2012
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Shelly Blanq 2013
MFA Theatre - Stage Direction Randall Stevens 2013
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Fiona Battersby 2014
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Bradley Waelbroeck 2015
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Elizabeth Kellicut 2015
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Audrey Smith 2015
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Casey Greer 2015
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Christopher Calderazzo 2015
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Margaret Robinson 2015
MFA Theatre - Stage Direction Teddy Eck 2015
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Bradley Karel 2015
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Zachary El-Oqlah 2015
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Lucas Hefner 2015
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Elizabeth Kellicut 2015
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Jake Bell 2016
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre David Couter 2016
MFA Theatre - Directing Swaine Kaui 2016
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Amelia Sutherland 2016
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Melissa Rupprecth 2016
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Justin Braun 2016
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Allison Huber 2016
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Frank Holiday 2016
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Jenna Newman 2017
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Sara Whittington 2017
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Cody Rutledge 2017
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Emily Wolfe 2017
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Colten Baker 2018
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Jacob Clanton 2018
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Emily McCormick 2018
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Landon Ricker 2018
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Joshua Vega 2018
MFA - Stage Direction Mark Schnitzler 2018
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Christian Boyd 2018
MFA - Costume Design Heather Oles 2018
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Elizabeth Boisseau 2019
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Layne Crutsinger 2019
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Jaylon McCraven 2019
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Ashlin Neal 2019
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre India Ratliff 2019
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Shelibi Sellers 2019
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Kennedy Staiger 2019
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Rachel Thomas 2019
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Symone Williams 2019
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Grace Gibbons 2019
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Amy Friedlander 2019
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Chloe Tibbett 2020
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Steven McCoy 2020
MFA Theatre - Stage Direction Roberta Inscho-Cox 2020
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Cristoba Davis 2021
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Kira Shannon 2021
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Leah Mae Aldridge 2021
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Ashley Clinton 2021
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Lydia Fisher 2021
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Haleigh Johnson 2021
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Brett Lemmers 2021
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Rachel Liske 2021
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Rebekah McNair 2021
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Marlee Wilson 2021
MFA Theatre - Stage Direction Angela Schultz 2021
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Analyse Capodiferro 2022
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Jordan Cardell 2022
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Cameron Donlin 2022
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Matthew Hawkins 2022
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Rebecca Koenig 2022
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Kate Kuszynski 2022
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Alyson Milan 2022
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Nikki Monson 2022
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Lance Raikes 2022
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Joshua Rolston 2022
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Yasemin Aksel 2023
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Ayla David 2023
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Daniel Farr 2023
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Caely Moore 2023
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Layne Pippin 2023
BFA Theatre - Musical Theatre Joshua Waits 2023


CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY DATES LOCATION SPONSORSHIP
Stage Director - Guys and Dolls June 2024 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - Me and My Girl June 2024 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - The Arizona Lady July 2023 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying June 2023 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - No, No, Nannette - Jimmy Smith June 2023 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - HMS Pinafore - Captain Corcoran June 2023 Wosoter, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - Guys and Dolls May 2023 Tupelo, MS The Northern Mississippi Symphony Orhcestra
Stage Director - Hello Dolly! June 2022 Wooster, OH Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - The Student Prince June, 2022 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - The Pajama Game July, 2021 Falmouth, MA The College Light Opera
Performer - The Gondoliers - The Duke Summer 2021 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - The Mock Marriage - Philly Kaps Summer 2021 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Music Director - Anything Goes April, 2020 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Music Director - Emma November, 2019 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Performer - Into the Woods - The Baker Summer, 2019 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Music in the Air - Herr Director Kirschner Summer, 2019 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Der Teufelsreiter - Sedlnitzky Summer, 2019 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Perchance to Dream - Sir Graham Rodney Summer, 2019 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - South Pacific June, 2019 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Candide - Cacambo March 2019 Tupelo, MS Northern Mississippi Symphony
Music Director - Be More Chill February, 2019 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Music Director - Spitfire Grill November, 2018 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Stage Director - The Pajama Game June, 2018 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - La Perichole July, 2018 Falmouth, MA College Light Opera Company
Stage Director - Sweeney Todd August, 2018 Falmouth, MA College Light Opera Company
Music Director - The Wild Party (Lippa) February, 2018 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Stage Director - My Fair Lady July, 2017 Falmouth, MA College Light Opera Company
Stage Director - Anything Goes June, 2017 Falmouth, MA College Light Opera Company
Music Director - Spring Awakening April, 2017 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Stage Director - Little Shop of Horrors September, 2016 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Music Director - Little Shop of Horrors September, 2016 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Stage Director - Guys and Dolls July, 2016 Falmouth, MA The College Light Opera Company
Stage Director - Of Thee I Sing June, 2016 Falmouth, MA The College Light Opera Company
Stage Director - Brigadoon June, 2016 Falmouth, MA The College Light Opera Company
Stage Director - Annie Get Your Gun May, 2016 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Conductor - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee April, 2016 Memphis, TN Rhodes College
Stage Director - Oklahoma! February, 2016 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Music Director - Next to Normal October, 2015 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Stage Director - Titanic July, 2015 Falmouth, MA The College Light Opera Company
Stage Director - Oklahoma! July, 2015 Falmouth, MA The College Light Opera Company
Stage Director - West Side Story June, 2015 Falmouth, MA The College Light Opera Company
Stage Director - Brigadoon June, 2015 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - My Fair Lady March, 2015 Tupelo, MS Northern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra
Stage Director - My Fair Lady June, 2104 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Call Me Madame - Senator Brockbank Summer, 2014 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Oh Lady, Lady - Hale Underwood Summer, 2014 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Die Fledermaus - Frosch Summer, 2014 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Dream City and the Magic Knight - Joe Snedicker Summer, 2014 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Chess - Freddie Trumper February, 2014 Memphis, TN The University of Memphis
Music Director - Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? November, 2013 Memphis, TN The University of Memphis
Stage Director - Fiddler on the Roof July, 2013 Falmouth, MA The College Light Opera Company
Stage Director - The King and I June, 2013 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Music Director - Threepenny Opera November, 2012 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Stage Director - Guys and Dolls June, 2012 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - A Connecticut Yankee - Merlin/Judge Thurston June, 2012 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Blossomtime - Carl Binder July, 2012 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Utopia Limited - Tararra July, 2012 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Miss Springtime - Hubert August, 2012 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Music Director - Phantom of the Opera February, 2012 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Music Director - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee October, 2011 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Stage Director - Trial by Jury July, 2011 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - Cox and Box July, 2011 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - Evening Wind July, 2011 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Camelot - Mordrid Summer, 2011 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Jubilee - Prince Summer, 2011 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - The Merry Widow - St. Brioche Summer, 2011 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Madame Pompador - Voltaire Summer, 2011 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Music Director - Bat Boy April, 2011 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Music Director - Edges November, 2010 Memphis, TN University of Memphis
Stage Director - El Capitan July, 2010 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - La Belle Helene July, 2009 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Fiddler on the Roof - Motel Summer, 2009 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Of Thee I Sing - Matthew Arnold Fulton Summer, 2009 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Mademoiselle Modiste - Gaston Summer, 2009 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - A Night in Venice - Testaccio Summer, 2009 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - Les Mamelles de Tiresias December, 2008 Rochester, NY The Eastman School of Music
Assistant Director - Ruddigore July, 2009 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - For a Look or a Touch December 2008 Rochester, NY The Eastman School of Music
Performer - The Cabaret Girl - Horace Gripps Summer, 2008 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - The Desert Song - Bennie Summer, 2008 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Marinka - Count Lobkowitz Summer, 2008 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - The Mikado - The Mikado Summer, 2008 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - The Merry Widow - Count Bagdanowitsch April, 2008 Rochester, NY The Eastman School of Music
Performer - This is the Rill Speaking - Keith/Earl/Father February, 2008 Rochester, NY The Eastman School of Music
Assistant Director - L'Etoile June, 2008 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Assistant Director - Der Czarewitsch June, 2008 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Assistant Director - The Medium January, 2008 Rochester, NY The Eastman School of Music
Performer - The Duchess of Chicago - Jimmy Jack Bondy Summer, 2007 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - Barbe Bleu - Populani Summer, 2007 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Assistant Director - The Tenderland October, 2007 Rochester, NY Mercury Opera
Assistant Director - Suor Angelica February, 2007 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Assistant Director - Gianni Schicchi February, 2007 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Music Director - The Mystery of Edwin Drood November, 2006 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Performer - The Firefly - Jenkins Summer, 2006 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - The New Moon - Alexander Summer, 2006 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - The Queen's Lace Handkerchief - The Dance Master Summer, 2006 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Performer - The Gondoliers - Antonio Summer, 2006 Wooster, OH The Ohio Light Opera
Stage Director - You're a Good Man Charlie Brown April, 2006 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Performer - Merrily We Roll Along - Charles Kringas August, 2005 Falmouth, MA Highfield Theatre
Performer - Naughty Marietta - Lt. Governor Grandet August, 2005 Falmouth, MA Highfield Theatre
Performer - Ruddigore - Sir Roderic Murgatroyd July, 2005 Falmouth, MA Highfield Theatre
Performer - The Boys from Syracuse - Antipholus of Ephesus July, 2005 Falmouth, MA Highfield Theatre
Performer - Mame - Lindsay July, 2005 Falmouth, MA Highfield Theatre
Performer - The Pirates of Penzance - The Pirate King June, 2006 Falmouth, MA Highfield Theatre
Stage Director - The Last Five Years April, 2005 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Music Director - The Secret Garden November, 2004 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Stage Director - Little Shop of Horrors April, 2004 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Stage Director - Side by Side, by Sondheim May, 2003 Kohler, WI Kohler Center for the Arts
Music Director - Save the Planet September, 2003 Appleton, WI Universtiy of Wisconsin, Fox Valley
Performer - Les Mamelles de Tiresias - Le Mari March, 2003 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Performer - The Winter's Tale - Leontes November, 2002 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Performer - La Traviata - Baron Douphol May, 2003 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Music Director - Save the Planet September 2003 Appleton, WI University of Wisconsin - Fox Cities
Performer - Children of Eden - Father February, 2003 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Performer - The Consul - John Sorel February, 2003 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Performer - Kiss Me, Kate - Fred/Petrucchio November, 2002 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Performer - Jekyll and Hyde - Simon Stride August, 2002 Falmouth, MA Highfield Theatre
Perfomer - Anything Goes - Evelyn Oakleigh July, 2002 Falmouth, MA Highfield Theatre
Performer - Princess Ida - King Hildebrand July, 2002 Falmouth, MA Highfield Theatre
Performer - She Loves Me - George Nowack April, 2002 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Perfomer - The Believers - Jeremy Jordan April, 2000 Appleton, WI Lawrence University
Performer - Chess -Press Representative Feburary, 1999 Portland, ME The Portland Players

Books Published

Offenbach, Jacques.  La Perichole, an opera-bouffe in three acts.  1868.  English Translation by Jacob Allen.  2018.

Offenbach, Jacques.  Vent du Soir an operette.  1857.  English Translations by Richard Traubner and Jacob Allen.  2009.

Creative/Artistic Works

Role of Jimmy - Ohio Light Opera. No, No, Nannette [DVD]. American Operetta Foundation.  2023.

Role of Sedlnitsky - Ohio Light Opera.  The Devil's Rider [DVD]. American Operetta Foundation. 2020.

Role of Jimmy Jack Bondy – Ohio Light Opera.  The Duchess from Chicago [DVD].  American Operetta Foundation, 2015.

Role of Joe Snedicker – Ohio Light Opera.  Dream City and the Magic Knight [DVD].  American Operetta Foundation, 2015.

Role of Joe Snedicker - Ohio Light Opera.  Dream City and the Magic Knight.  Albany Records, 2014.

Role of Hubert - Ohio Light Opera.  The Carnival Fairy (Miss Springtime).  Albany Records, 2012.

Role of Carl Binder - Ohio Light Opera.  Blossomtime.  Albany Records, 2012.

Role of Matosin - Ohio Light Opera.  The Fortuneteller.  Albany Records, 2011.

Role of Judge Thurston/Merlin - Ohio Light Opera.  A Connecticut Yankee.  The Rogers and Hammerstein Organization, 2012.

Ohio Light Opera.  El Capitan.  Albany Records, 2010

Role of Gaston – Ohio Light Opera.  Mademoiselle Modiste [DVD].  American Operetta Foundation, 2010.

Ohio Light Opera.  Ruddigore.  Albany Records, 2010.

Role of Horace Gripps - Ohio Light Opera.  The Cabaret Girl.  Albany Records, 2009.

Ohio Light Opera.  The Mikado.  Albany Records, 2008.

Ohio Light Opera.  The Birdseller.  Albany Records, 2008.

Role of Populani - Ohio Light Opera.  Bluebeard.  Albany Records, 2007.

Role of Antonio - Ohio Light Opera.  The Gondoliers.  Albany Records, 2007.

Role of Jenkins - Ohio Light Opera.  The Firefly.  Albany Records, 2006.

Presentations - Conference (refereed *)

The Southeastern Theatre Conference 2020
What do you Want from me? What College and Universities are Looking For. Jacob Allen - The University of Memphis

Tennessee Theatre Association 2010
Impact Through Intelligibility: The Lessac Consonant Orchestra for Actors and Singers
Anita Jo Lenhart and Jacob G. Allen, The University of Memphis, Department of Theatre and Dance


SUPPORT

(External)

ACTIVITY AGENCY/SOURCE AMOUNT PERIOD
Adaptations for Sustainable Policies and Increased Recruitment Excellence in Diversity (ASPIRED). Co-PI – NSF 19-552: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM academic Professions (ADVIANCE) – Adaptation TrackNational Science Foundation $1,082,688 Fall 2020 - Spring 2023
Internal Support
ACTIVITY AGENCY/SOURCE AMOUNT PERIOD
The Evening Wind in France: A Historic Approach to Defining Modern Offenbach Performance Practice Faculty Research Grant 6500.00 FY 2011

Appendix A

Academic Year (please indicate year) Course # Course Name Credit Hours Percent Taught Enroll Labratory Supervised(S)/Instructed(I) New Preparation (Y) /(N)
Spring 2020 THEA 4/6548 Musical Theatre History 3 100 25 I No
Spring 2020 THEA 3200 Musical Theatre Applied Voice 3 100 3 I No
Spring 2020 THEA 4220 Acting Through Song II 3 100 12 I No
Summer 2019 THEA 1030 Intro to Theatre 3 100 36 I No
Fall 2019 THEA 2532 Acting I 3 100 12 I No
Fall 2019 THEA 4220 Acting Through Song I 3 100 13 I No
Fall 2019 THEA 4224 Music Theory in Theatre 3 100 12 I No
Summer 2019 THEA 1030 Intro to Theatre 3 100 36 I No
Spring 2019 THEA 1030 Intro to Theatre 3 100 47 I Y
Fall 2018 THEA 4224 Principles of Music Theory in Theatre 3 100 17 I No
Fall 2018 THEA 3551 Audition Preparation 3 100 7 I No
Fall 2018 THEA 4220 Acting Through Song I 3 100 12 I Y