For over 30 years Jenn Jacobs has enjoyed a successful and diverse career as a Costume Designer and Stylist for theatre, dance, film, television, editorial and industrial productions.
She received her MFA in costume design from New York University, and continued her work based in New York City and traveling the world. Her credits include numerous productions in theatre and opera at Julliard, The Santa Fe Opera, Soho Repertory Theatre, and The McCarter Theatre, among others; as well as over 70 films, commercials, TV shows, and corporate events.
Recent theatre credits include costume designs for Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Tempest with The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane, Swine Palace’s production of Julius Caesar, and Newsies with Summer Lyric Theatre of New Orleans.
In 2015 she joined the faculty of Tulane University’s Department of Theatre and Dance, where she is Assistant Professor of Costume Design and serves as Costume Director. Recently she was also named Costume Director of The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival.