Interactive, one-of-a-kind lighting installations, live electronic music and theatre — designed, programmed and built by one person, from the first sketch to the last cable.
| No. | Production | Venue | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Shrek the Musical | Casa del Prado (San Diego Junior Theater) | Musical | 2026 |
| 16 | insideOUT | insideOUT, Hillcrest | Installation | Now |
| 15 | Barbecue | Coronado Playhouse | Play | 2025 |
| 14 | Die Mommie Die! | Diversionary Black Box | Play | 2024 |
| 13 | The Addams Family | Casa del Prado (San Diego Junior Theater) | Musical | 2024 |
| 12 | Her Universe Fashion Show | San Diego, CA | Wearable light | 2024 |
| 11 | Music Box | Music Box, Little Italy | Live music | Now |
| 10 | 42nd Street | Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School | Musical | 2024 |
| 09 | A Twisted Bargain | Tenth Avenue Arts Center and Diversionary Blackbox | Play | 2024 |
| 08 | Xanadu | Coronado Playhouse | Musical | 2023 |
| 07 | Big Fish | Coronado Playhouse | Musical | 2022 |
| 06 | Hands on a Hardbody | Coronado Playhouse | Musical | 2022 |
| 05 | Halloween Projection Mapping | Private residence | Projection mapping | 2022 |
| 04 | Love Song | Scripps Ranch Theater | Play | 2022 |
| 03 | Spamalot | OB Playhouse | Musical | 2021 |
| 02 | Marry Me, Dennis Branigan | Tenth Avenue Arts Center | Play | 2021 |
| 01 | Rocky Horror Show | OB Playhouse | Musical | 2021 |
Interactive, one-of-a-kind lighting projects — a 100-tube pixel-mapped canopy running custom time-coded shows, projection-mapped façades, and Arduino-driven light built into a runway costume.
Pixel mapping · MAD SHOW · Projection mapping · ArduinoLighting for live electronic music across San Diego — busking shows in real time, with looks pre-built in a 3D model of the room before doors open.
Busking · Moving lights · Haze & atmosphere · 3D previsPlays and musicals across San Diego County — moving-light musicals in haze, and plays carried by a single practical bulb.
ETC Ion · Mac 2K · Wireless DMX · QLab
With over 17 years of experience in technical theater and lighting design, Jared Jacobs brings a strategic, problem-solving mindset to every production. Originally from Maine, Jared’s passion for lighting design followed him to San Diego, where he served with the United States Marine Corps before becoming a fixture in the local arts scene.
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