Hi! My name is Jake Griffith, and I’m an actor, writer and comedian based in Chicago. I graduated from the University of Minnesota / Guthrie Theatre BFA Actor Training Program in the spring of 2022. Since graduating, I’ve been seen on stages across the country including: The Second City, Guthrie Theater, Upright Citizen’s Brigade NYC, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Shattered Globe Theatre, Annoyance Theatre, Lincoln Hall, Pop Up Productions, and Gwydion Theatre, and Lazy Susan Theatre Co.

My hope for this is to create a place where you can be an artist for a few hours every few weeks without the caveat of money, or the pressure to impress. You could take an hour and do the most intensive vocal warm-up you’ve done since college, or do Meisner repetition again for the first time in years, or hear a scene you wrote be read out loud by actors for the first time. I think workshops like this are so important because they help us remember simple aspects of craft improvement and enjoyment that can sometimes feel pushed aside.