JACOB CHERRY
Resume
Experience
Charlie: UCLA Undergrad One Act Festival Premiere (2021)
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Premiered November 4-6, 2021 at UCLA Macgowan Hall
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Dir. Jake Goldfarb
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Keep scrolling to read an excerpt from Charlie below!
UCLA Spring Sing Company 2020, 2021, 2022 Member - Sketch Comedy Group
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UCLA’s annual music competition since 1945
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Hosted by Company, a group of 12 students selected to write and perform comedic sketches in between the talent acts
Resident Writer for Sketch Comedy YouTube Channels "Rach and Jake Studios" and "Zip Zap Zop"
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Student organized sketch comedy groups
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Written, directed, and produced by UCLA students
Playwright at Lenaea Theatre Festival (2018)
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Northern California Three-Day Theater Festival
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One Act “The Reunion Interviews” was chosen to premiere at the Festival
Education
UCLA Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater (Spring 2022)
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Introduction to Playwriting - Cary Simowitz
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Fundamentals of Playwriting - Anna Fox
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Writing a Full Length Play - Anna Fox, Sylvan Oswald
Theater Productions
“Charlie”- A One Act
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Production - UCLA One Acts Festival (2021)
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Dir. Jake Goldfarb
“The Reunion Interviews”- A One Act
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Production - Christian Brothers Theater (2018)
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Workshop - Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College (2018)
Playwriting Samples
For full scripts and more information...
"Charlie"
A young boy’s childhood at ages 5, 10, and 16 is chronicled through his evolving friendship with his stuffed giraffe, Charlie.
Only Selected Student-Written One Act at the UCLA Undergraduate One Acts Festival (2022)
"The Reunion Interviews"
High school seniors are required to participate in filmed interviews that will be compiled and shown at their ten year reunion. In a year when everyone is expected to have their life choices all planned out, many students find they are just beginning to discover themselves for the first time.
Winner of Lenaea Theatre Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress: Jenn Roberts (Mrs. Drexel)
"Jude"
After years of unspoken feelings, Jude reunites with his former best friend, Hayden, at their high school. What could have been?
Sketch Comedy Media
"Till Death Do Us Part"
Written and Directed by: Jacob Cherry
"The Audition"
Written by: Jacob Cherry, Directed by: Jacob Cherry and Achintya Pandey
UCLA Spring Sing Company 2021: "Fishbowl"
Written and Directed by: Jacob Cherry and Eliza Dillon
UCLA Spring Sing Company 2021: "Awkward Mask Meeting"
Written and Directed by: Jacob Cherry and Grace Cohen
UCLA Spring Sing Company 2021: "Bru-Win"
Written and Directed by: Jacob Cherry, Rachel Stubington, Hanna Barlow
UCLA Spring Sing Company 2020: "Bianca's Bootcamp"
Written by: Jacob Cherry, Eliza Dillon, and Sophie Landeck
UCLA Spring Sing Company 2020: "Pi Day"
Written by: Jacob Cherry and Viva Rose
For more comedy sketches...
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