Stephanie Jacobson, MFA
Stephanie is a full time Teaching Artist and the Director of Youth Productions at The Rose Theater for the past 14 years. She has directed The Rose’s world premiere of The Grocer’s Goblin and The Little Mermaid, The Misfits, The Little Engine That Could, as well as her adaptation of Thumbelina: Adventure Day. She appeared on Rose's stage as Kaa in Jungle Book, Louise in Van Gogh and Me and as Ma/ Puppeteer in The Bluebarn's Production of The Woodsman. Stephanie has her MFA in Acting from the University of Iowa where her focus was in clowning, puppetry and movement theater. She is a certified Yoga instructor, a member of The Moving Company, participated in the Diavolo Project: Nebraska, a select participant in the new playwright track at the The Eugene O'Neill Puppetry Festival, and is a trained puppeteer specializing in Shadow puppetry and Bunraku. Before moving to Omaha, she lived in NYC where she worked with Liz Swados on her production of Jabu in an extended run at The Flea Theatre, Lee Bruer’s production of Mabou Mines' A Dollshouse National and International Tour, Taylor Mac and The Jim Henson Company. www.stephaniejacobson.weebly.com
Stephanie is a full time Teaching Artist and the Director of Youth Productions at The Rose Theater for the past 14 years. She has directed The Rose’s world premiere of The Grocer’s Goblin and The Little Mermaid, The Misfits, The Little Engine That Could, as well as her adaptation of Thumbelina: Adventure Day. She appeared on Rose's stage as Kaa in Jungle Book, Louise in Van Gogh and Me and as Ma/ Puppeteer in The Bluebarn's Production of The Woodsman. Stephanie has her MFA in Acting from the University of Iowa where her focus was in clowning, puppetry and movement theater. She is a certified Yoga instructor, a member of The Moving Company, participated in the Diavolo Project: Nebraska, a select participant in the new playwright track at the The Eugene O'Neill Puppetry Festival, and is a trained puppeteer specializing in Shadow puppetry and Bunraku. Before moving to Omaha, she lived in NYC where she worked with Liz Swados on her production of Jabu in an extended run at The Flea Theatre, Lee Bruer’s production of Mabou Mines' A Dollshouse National and International Tour, Taylor Mac and The Jim Henson Company. www.stephaniejacobson.weebly.com