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Jake Horstmeier

  • Lecturer, Theatre

Education

MFA, Acting, Purdue University

Biography

As an actor/musician/educator, Jake has worked in New York City, regional theatre, independent film, commercials, and new media. His primary discipline is movement for the actor, with a dual emphasis on building physical sustainability and dynamic physical characterization in the actor. With a collegiate background in dance, he has trained extensively in Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and Bartenieff Fundamentals. As a teaching artist with The Milwaukee Rep, he has designed and led physical acting workshops based in LMA, as well as a six-week Voice for the Actor course which synthesizes the vocal techniques of Kristin Linklater with the physical awareness of LMA. He currently serves as a lead movement teacher for First Stage’s Young Company, the award-winning training program for advanced high school actors. He is a Meisner-trained actor with a MFA in Acting from Purdue University.

Theatre: AMADEUS (Movement Consultant), JOSEPH, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, SCHOOL OF ROCK, NOISES OFF, and MAMMA MIA! with Skylight Music Theatre; DISNEY’S FROZEN, FINDING NEMO and THE LIGHTNING THIEF (u/s) with First Stage; ALMOST, MAINE with Next Act Theatre; RUBBLE (with Bruce Vilanch) with Provincetown Theatre; LOBBY HERO, BODY AWARENESS with Tangent Theatre Company; THESE TROUBLED TIMES with Monarch Theatre Company. Film: SHERMAN PARK (dir. Paulina Lule) and THE DRY LINE (dir. Graham Hill). New Media: CYBER RESILIENCE ADAPTIVE VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES with Purdue University and Texas A & M; MANUFACTURING VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATION with Purdue and The National Science Foundation. He has appeared as Abe Lincoln in the Steinhafels Presidents Day Sale ad campaign. As a singer/songwriter he performs under the monikers Lake Juke and Dacada Summer.

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Recent & Selected Works

Three performers on stage in period costumes interact playfully, one in blue at center between two others in dark and striped outfits.
Jake Horstmeier, Jenna Vik, Joel Kopischke in NOISES OFF at Skylight Music Theatre (photo by Mark Frohna)
Performer in winter attire holds a snowball on a stage with stylized trees, while another bundled performer stands near a bench in the background.
Jake Horstmeier, Rachael Zientek in ALMOST, MAINE at Next Act Theatre
Performers on a vibrant stage hold large fish puppets among tall pink coral props in a colorful underwater-themed set.
Simone Gong-Murray, Jake Horstmeier in FINDING NEMO at First Stage
Two people sit in a dim, cozy room; one plays acoustic guitar while the other listens, with drinks and a lit lamp on a cluttered table.
Jake Horstmeier and Samuel Hoeksema in THE DRY LINE (dir. Graham Hill)
Jake Horstmeier (Marlin) and cast of FINDING NEMO at First Stage

Artistic Works & Performances

  • JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. Directed by Michael Unger, performance by Jake Horstmeier (Simeon), et al., Skylight Music Theatre, 2025.
  • STEINHAFELS PRESIDENTS DAY SALE TV SPOT. Directed by Mike Geraci, performance by Jake Horstmeier (Abe Lincoln), et al., Big Chair Studios, 2025.
  • FINDING NEMO. Directed by Jeff Frank and Michael Dean Morgan, performance by Jake Horstmeier (Marlin), et al., First Stage, 2025.
  • SHERMAN PARK. Directed by Paulina Lule, performance by Jake Horstmeier, et al., Independent, 2024.
  • ALMOST, MAINE. Directed by Karen Estrada, performance by Jake Horstmeier (Pete, Jimmy, Chad, Phil), et al., Next Act Theatre, 2024.
  • FROM HERE TO ETERNITY. Directed by Brett Smock, performance by Jake Horstmeier (Private Riggs), et al., Skylight Music Theatre, 2024.