My name is Jacob David Lang and I am a freelance Director currently based in Indianapolis, IN. I work full-time as the Executive & Artistic Assistant at the Indiana Repertory Theatre while pursuing my Directing career.

I graduated from Ball State University in 2018 with a degree in Theatre Production, specializing in Directing. While there, I assistant directed many shows and directed Constellations by Nick Payne and A Woman’s Conscience by Naomi Boico.

After graduating, I moved to Chicago and assisted at Drury Lane Theatre on Beauty and the Beast and worked on the Chicago New Musical Theatre Festival before moving home due to the pandemic.

In February of 2022, I decided to leave my full-time job and started as an Assistant House Manager at IRT. After a few months, I was promoted to the full-time House Manager position. Most recently, I received a promotion to become the Executive & Artistic Assistant to IRT’s Artistic Director and Managing Director.

Since moving to Indianapolis, I have worked with American Lives Theatre, being the Assistant Director for The Minutes by Tracy Letts and The Humans by Stephen Karam, and the Director of their productions of Animal Control by Chandler Hubbard, Another Medea by Aaron Mark and Fatherland by Stephen Sachs.