Actor & Playwright

Jake
Broder

Jake Broder is an instructor at The Wallis’ Creative Aging program and currently an Atlantic Fellow at the Global Brain Health Institute (at UCSF and Trinity College, Dublin). He was the Hellman Visiting Artist in 2019, which resulted in the script for his play UnRavelled (premiering at The Wallis this October). His play Our American Hamlet premiered at the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, and was nominated for best new play, IRNE (Boston). His musical, Miravel, won the LADCC for best score, composed by Jake. He co-wrote and originated the role of "Louis" in Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara, winning Jake Ovation, LADCC, Garland and LA Weekly awards for Best Actor and Best Musical at Geffen Playhouse, directed by Oscar-winner, Taylor Hackford. He received his B.A. from Tufts University and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.