Previously served as Costume Designer for our production of Major Barbara, for which he recently won an award.  He holds an MFA from the University of Oklahoma and a BFA from Northeastern State University. His previous credits include Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Right Ho, Jeeves (DFW Theatre Critics Forum Award), Social Security, The Last Night of Ballyhoo (2006 Column nomination), The Little Dog Laughed, Rockin’ Christmas Party, The Boxer

Jakie has contributed fight choreography for several Stage West productions, including The Pillowman, As Bees in Honey Drown, Private Lives, A Streetcar Named Desire, the Herbal Bed, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Angels in America Part II, Criminal Hearts, A Skull in Connemara, Loot, and Macbeth. 

has a professional career encompassing more than a hundred stage roles and an equal number of directing credits over the past 25 years.  As founder and producing director of Stage West, much of his work has been here, but he has also performed with Casa Manana, Dallas Repertory Theater,

Has been associated with Stage West since 1989, working originally in development and box office. She has provided props and set decoration for such memorable sets as Noises Off, Major Barbara, Private Lives, [sic], Comic Potential, Broadway Bound, Visiting Mr. Green, and Collected Stories, and is an antiques aficionado. She has a BA in English and an MA in Urban Affairs from UTA.

Has been the theatre's resident lighting designer for the past twenty-eight seasons.  Mr. O'Brien has held positions with Irving Arts Center, Lyric Stage, Eagle Audio & Lighting, Shakespeare in the Park, Fort Worth Theatre, Bill Fegan's National Tours,

joined Stage West as Stage Manager, and has since added Company Manager to her title. She stage managed most of the shows since her arrival at Stage West, and has assisted with costume design for several shows, including Noises Off, The Sweetest Swing in Baseball, The Clean House, Puppet Boy, Johnny Guitar, Private Lives, and Jacques Brel.