Jake Robertson plays Gadabout Jack Broder

Born in: Lombard, Illinois.
Lived in:  Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Glasgow (Lanarkshire), Oxford (Oxfordshire), London (Greater London County); Moscow (Moscow Oblast); St. Petersburg (Leningrad Oblast); Komi Republic

Jake Robertson (they/he) is a queer goofball completing a PhD at Oxford University. Their dissertation is titled “Stages of Captivity: Professional Theater in the Gulag Capitals of Vorkuta and Magadan.” Jake plans to use their scholarship as the basis for theater work and is passionate about bringing academics and artists together on research-inspired creative projects. They received a BA in Slavic Studies from Princeton and an MA in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Jake continues to work as a professional theatermaker, voiceover artist, and drag performer. Fluent in Russian & Disco. 

Those who like “Hobo Code” might also like Jake’s “The Sound of Liberty” on Apple Podcasts or Soundcloud

jakeaustinrobertson.com | @rakejobertson | @biglezzielove