Welcome to the official web site of
Jesse Merz
Jesse Merz headshot 7/09
Equity Actor, SDC Director, Producer, Artistic Director, Writer, Professor
MFA - MA - BFA - AEA - AFTRADG - SDC - VASTA
Resume, Picture, and Biography

CURRENT POSITIONS:
Assistant Professor of Acting & Head of the BFA in Acting, Wayne State University / Hilberry Repertory Theatre (2008 - Present)


Member, Central Regional Board, Actors Equity Association (2009 - Present)
 
Producer, The Gospel According to Tammy Faye (2006 - Present)

Freelance Professional Actor (1990 - Present)

Freelance Professional Director (1995 - Present)


FORMER POSITIONS: (sample listings)
MFA in Acting Candidate & Intro to Acting Teacher (TA), University of California, Davis (2006 - Present)

Full-Time Adjunct Instructor of Acting, Western Oregon University (2007)
Assistant Artistic Director, THIRDeYE Theatre Festival , UC Davis (2006 - 2007)
 
Drama Director & Theatre Teacher, David Douglas High School (2003 - 2006)
 
Producing Artistic Director, Longview Stageworks (2000 - 2003)

Drama Instructor, Cornerstone Community Christian School (2002 - 2003)

Touring Artistic Director of MATYRED: The Chet Bitterman Story with Wycliffe Theater Productions (2000)

Producer/Director of the new musical Suburban Dreams (1998 - 1999)
 
Please see RESUME for additional information.


Email:

JesseMerz@gmail.com

Short emails: 5037818600@txt.att.net
 



Contact:
509-493-1213 (CGST) * 212-656-1336 (fax)
Columbia Gorge School of Theatre
1381 Snowden Road, White Salmon, WA 98672

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Columbia Gorge Repertory Theatre
Columbia Gorge School of Theatre
Jan James, Executive Director
Jesse Merz, Artistic Director
Laurel Merz, Camp Director
1381 Snowden Road * White Salmon, Washington 98672
1-800-405-3450 * 1-509-493-1213
FAX: 1-212-656-1336 and/or 1-509-493-1501
E-mail Us:
JesseMerz@gmail.com

1997 - 2005, Columbia Gorge School of Theatre
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