David Jacobi

David Jacobi’s plays have been performed throughout the U.S. and in China, including the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, FringeNYC, Penghao Theatre, and 798 Dashanzi Art District. His work has been developed at Portland Center Stage’s JAW Festival (Mai Dang Lao,) Cutting Ball Theater’s RISK IS THIS (Ex Machina,) Great Plains Theatre Conference Mainstage (Mai Dang Lao,) WordBRIDGE (The Monster Below, prev. SDO,) and The Flea (Battlecruiser Aristotle.) David is the winner of the Holland New Voices Award and his play Ready Steady Yeti Go received the Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences Award. He received a BFA in Dramatic Writing from Purchase College and his MFA in Playwriting from UC San Diego. David is currently an associate artist with Pig Iron Theatre Company as part of the Shank Fellowship.