Jennifer Baker

I'm Jennifer, I'm a director particularly interested in storytelling forms and multidisciplinary theatre - particularly new musical theatre and gig theatre. I also love to work in adaptation.

Preferred pronouns: she/her

Credits

DIRECTOR, Blood Wedding, Curve, online, 2021.

DIRECTOR, Season Launch, Curve, 1 day, 2021.

DIRECTOR, The Adventures of Albert the Albatross, Worcester City Museum and Art Gallery, online, 2020.

DIRECTOR, Macbeth Shall Sleep No More, Action to the Word, online, 2020.

DIRECTOR, Screen 9 [scratch], Piccolo Theatre, Pleasance, 1 day, 2020.

DIRECTOR, The Durham Showcase, Tristan Bates Theatre, 1 day, 2019

DIRECTOR, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mark Hillery Performing Arts Centre, 1 week, 2019

DIRECTOR, HMS Pinafore, Assembly Rooms Theatre/Cockpit Theatre, 2 weeks, 2018

DIRECTOR, BU21, Cafedral Durham, 1 week, 2017

DIRECTOR, Songs for a New World, Hatfield Chapel, 1 week, 2017



ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, A Chorus Line, Curve, 5 weeks, 2021.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, UK tour (Curve, Liverpool E&P, ETT), 2 months, 2021.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Curve, 2 weeks, 2021.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Screen 9, Edinburgh/UK tour, 5 weeks, 2021.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, One Minute, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 2019.



TRAINEE DIRECTOR, Grease, UK tour, 5 months, 2021.

TRAINEE DIRECTOR, The Color Purple at Home, Curve (streamed), 2021.

TRAINEE DIRECTOR, Sunset Boulevard at Home, Curve (streamed), 2020.

Training

MFA Theatre Directing, Birkbeck

One Year Intensive Musical Theatre Foundation, Performance Preparation