Jacob Henry
Assistant Professor of Sound Design
Theatre
Theatre - Design & Production
Biography
Jacob Henry is the assistant professor of Sound Design at Oklahoma City University. He earned his BA in Theatre from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, and his MFA from Texas Tech University. Jacob taught technical theatre in Pflugerville and Round Rock ISD, and he has worked with such companies as Walt Disney World, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and locally for Lyric Theatre OKC. Henry also produced plays and new works for Two Beards Theatre Company which he founded in Austin. Henry’s design work has been featured at the 2019 Prague Quadrennial, Samuel French’s OOB Festival, and the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival where Henry was a fellow and National Finalist for the Excellence in Sound Design Award.
He is the recipient of the KCACTF Region 6 Barbizon Award for Excellence in Sound Design, the Region 6 Award for Excellence in Composition and Arrangement, as well as the Award for Texas Tech University SOT Student of the Year.
