News

7/5/10: Henry VI pt. 3 has opened! Check out the Home page to see our promotional video and stay tuned for production stills!
6/10/10: Jake has been cast in the lead role of Paddy in the feature film 'Oh, Sophia.' 'Oh, Sophia' is scheduled to shoot this summer. To keep up on all the details, follow us on facebook here or head to our website here!
6/8/10: Henry VI pt. 3 rehearsals are at full speed! Stay tuned for updates and stills.
5/26/10: Wide Eyed Productions is seeking to raise capital for their production of 'Henry VI pt. 3' at Classic Stage. If you'd like to help make this rare production a smash hit, donate now at https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate/1322!
5/25/10: 'Mother Tongue' has officially closed. Many thanks to the people that made this World Premiere such a success; Margarett Perry, Kevin Spirtas, J.J. Van Name, Julia Borowski, FJ Hartland and of course our wonderful producers, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack Batman.
4/28/10: Jake has been cast as George, Duke of Clarence in Henry VI pt. 3 playing at Classic Stage Company! For information on the production visit: http://www.necessarytheatre.org/3Henry6/Cast.html.
4/26/10: 'Dairy of an Infidel' at Yale has closed. Congrats to everyone involved. Special thanks to Bruce Altman, Mark Boyett, George Crowley, Ed Hyland, Ed Lynch, Margarett Perry and Richard Selzer.
4/19/10: Jake has been cast as Matt in 'Mother Tongue' to be produced at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex. 'Mother Tongue' runs from May 13th-May 23rd and co-stars Kevin Spirtas and JJ Van Name!
4/16/10: Jake is heading to Yale University to perform in 'Diary of an Infidel.' For more info click here.
4/15/10: 'Grunts' has closed. Stay tuned for stills and vids.
4/5/10: 'Grunts,' the new Iraq war rock musical showcases its song 'Battle Rattle' at The Shortened Attention Span Musical Festival this week. For ticket and venue information click here!
3/25/10: Jake played Robert in a reading of 'Safekeeping' by Rob Zellers. Also in the reading were Chris Hirsch and Lauren Currie Lewis. In house were; Brian Dykstra, Rebecca Hengstenberg, Heather Helinsky, Todd Kreidler, Margarett Perry and others. A great reading with great people.
3/11/10: Jake's review of 'Outbursts' the album by Turin Brakes has been published online. Follow this link to read the review: http://www.thecheappop.com/2010/03/08/outbursts-by-turin-brakes
3/2/10: 'O Magazine Cover Committee Meeting' was just released. To see this short written and directed by friend and colleague Kurt Rodeghiero, click here: 'O Magazine Cover Committee Meeting.'
3/1/10: Jake is starring in a new webseries called 'Interesting Choice.' An audience driven webseries produced by Blight Productions. To see the first two episodes visit: http://interestingchoice.com.
2/22/10: 'Hey! Bear' premiered this Saturday night and is now online and streaming. Click here to visit the Hey! Bear webpage, or here to see it on Funny or Die!
2/19/10: Stills from 'The McCarthy Account' are finally up! Check them out in the Stills section!
2/11/10: Jake will be reading 'Dawn's Light' by Jeanne Sakata, directed by Lisa Rothe on February 22nd. The reading is being held at John Jay college in midtown Manhattan.
2/10/10: 'Hey! Bear' a cartoon that Jake is featured on, premieres soon. When we get the release date and link to the first episode, we'll publish it. Stay tuned.
2/8/10: 'Precious Nonsense' has officially closed. Check the reviews section to read our great reviews!
1/15/10: 'Precious Nonsense' opens at The Kitchen Theatre. Congrats to everyone involved. More news and pictures coming soon!
11/22/09: Jake's review of the M-Lab concert at Mercury Lounge was just published. Head here to read the review! http://www.thecheappop.com/2009/11/30/m-lab-mercury-lounge-11-20-09/
11/17/09: Word is out that Jake is headed back to The Kitchen Theatre in Ithaca to perform in the musical 'Precious Nonsense.' He'll be working with director Margarett Perry and Rachel Lampert. For more info visit: http://www.kitchentheatre.org.
11/16/09: 'On Tap' ep. 3 'Roomba' is now available! Check it out in the podcasts section or on Itunes!
11/12/09: Jake's pictures from the Snow Patrol concert at The Beacon Theatre were just published along with its review by friend and colleague Nell Alk. Check here to see the pics and read the review: http://www.papermag.com/blogs/2009/09/review_snow_patrol_at_beacon_t.php?gallery22344Pic=11#gallery-22344
11/2/09: Check out this amazing new video, written and directed by friend and colleague Kurt Rodeghiero: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6320a4fe68/roll-call.
11/1/09: Jake just shot a short film for director Frank Ramos. The shoot took place on a rooftop in Brooklyn and starred Jake and Kristi Ambrosetti. We'll post stills from the shoot a.s.a.p.
10/5/09: Merchandise alert! Merchandise for Jack has just arrived! Check out the fantastic, eco-friendly duds featuring Jake at:http://www.cafepress.com/jackandthesoy! Get a clock!
9/26/09: 'On Tap' Ep. 2 'On Tap Challenges the IOC' is coming! Stay tuned for the official drop date!
9/26/09: 'Jack' re-opened today at The Algonquin Theatre in Manhattan! Congrats to the cast, crew and Wide Eyed Productions on the extension and re-opening at a beautiful Off-Broadway house.
9/25/09: Jake's podcast 'On Tap' is now available on Itunes! Just search for 'Jake Paque' in the podcast directory! Be sure to subscribe to this exciting new podcast featuring fantastic guests and great topics!
9/22/09: 'Jack' re-opens this weekend! Check the Events section for more details.
9/21/09: Jake is shooting the Snow Patrol concert at The Beacon Theatre on 9/22! He was invited to shoot on a press pass by his friend and associate Nell Alk who will be covering the concert for various periodicals. Be sure to watch for pictures posted from the concert!
9/18/09: 'Misery and Good Fortune' had great houses and brief but wonderful run. Congrats to everyone involved and thanks to all who attended.
9/12/09: 'Misery and Good Fortune' opens on 9/14! Eve Hartmann-Crep directs Drew Pisarra's short play about four people and one bed. Don't worry what happens hardly constitutes an orgy. These four are seeking a deeper connection. The play stars Maya Erskine, Jake Paque, Jessy Hodges, and Kristin Wheeler. 'Misery and Good Fortune' performs: Monday, September 14th at 7pm and Tuesday, September 15th at 7pm at HERE Arts Center, 145 6th Avenue (Enter on Dominick, 1 block south of Spring). Tickets: $15. For tickets visit: www.here.org or call 212.352.3101. Hope to see you there!
9/2/09: Jake has been cast in a play performing at the HERE space in NYC. It is titled 'Misery and Good Fortune,' written by Drew Pisarra, directed by Eve Hartman-Crep. More info to follow!
9/1/09: 'On Tap' is officially ON TAP! You can check out the new podcast produced by Jake in the Podcast section. In its premiere episode Jake takes on guest Jeremy Larson as they cover topics from sports to music to fears about cellphones.
8/25/09: 'The McCarthy Account' closes this weekend! Be sure to check it out before it's too late!
8/24/09: 'Jack' has officially closed. The press has been fantastic, the audiences were great and a big congratulations is in order to all parties involved, specifically; Jerrod Bogard, Sky Seals, Emily Fellner, Laura Hall, Brianne Mai, Carlos Avilas and Okieriete Onaodowan. Special thanks to the crew and all of Wide Eyed Productions for making 'Jack' a knockout.
8/15/09: 'Jack' opened! A fantastic first weekend of shows and a full week of performances coming up! Check out some production stills of Jake from 'Jack' in the Stills section. Check out the review at:http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/review_fest.php?p=100210.
8/14/09: 'The McCarthy Account' opened! We had an amazing opening for a nearly sold out house. Thanks to all who attended and congrats to the cast and crew of 'The McCarthy Account.' For more info visit: McCarthy Account Info.
8/14/09: Jake shot a scene for a dramatization of the Hudson plane landing for NTVIC. The filming was done at an airport in New Jersey. The scenes involved shots on and in a helicopter. It was a great shoot and Jake got to fly in a helicopter! Stills will be posted soon. As soon as the film airs we'll post clips.
8/1/09: The 'Dead in the Water' Japanese cover has been revealed! Check out the Stills or Events section to see it! More clips from 'Dead in the Water' coming soon.
7/28/09: 'Jack' information is now available on the Wide Eyed Productions website: http://wideeyedproductions.com/jack.html. Check it out for all the details!
7/27/09: BIG NEWS! Coming soon...a PODCAST produced by Jake with friends and colleagues! The podcast will cover the arts, pop culture, sports...and whatever else gets brought up! Stay tuned for more info and the inaugural cast!
7/26/09: 'Torrents' by Robert Attenweiler performed at PS 122 today. The cast was awesome and reading went very well. Kudos to Robert, Margarett Perry, Adam, James, Eva, Becky and everyone else involved in the reading.
7/24/09: Jake was on location today for 'Life of Chanel' filming. The shoot was at an incredible, bizarre loft in LIC. The loft was clearly designed for cinema; it had several large, stylized rooms and an enormous storage area for set dressing items. In the shoot, Jake played Albert Chanel, Coco Chanel's father. In the scene Albert leaves a young Coco Chanel (played by Anise Falco) at an orphanage while he heads to America in hopes of making enough money to provide for his family and eventually return for Coco.
7/9/09: Jake was cast in a short film about Coco Chanel called 'Life of Chanel.' In the film he plays Coco's father in a flashback. He looks forward to getting on set and meeting the cast and crew.
7/7/09: Jake will be performing in a staged reading of 'Torrents' by Robert Attenweiler for the Undergroundzero Festival at Performance Space 122. In the reading Jake will play the role of Reagan Waltrip. 'Torrents' is directed by Margarett Perry. For more info go to:http://broadwayworld.com/article/Undergroundzero_Festival_Presents_Playgroundzero_Playreading_Series_711726_20090624
7/6/09: Jake has also accepted a role in Wind Up Productions 'The McCarthy Account.' In 'The McCarthy Account' Jake plays Francis Addison, an office executive cut from the cloth of heroes who also happens to be a bit of a romantic. The show performs August 14th and 15th at The Producer's Club in Midtown Manhattan. More details to follow!
7/1/09: Jake has accepted a role in Wide Eyed Productions 'Jack and the Soy Bean Stalk.' 'Jack' is a new musical going up in this years NYC Fringe Festival. Stay tuned for details.
6/24/09: 'User 927' wins Reverie Productions' 2009 Next Generation Playwriting Contest! Congratulations to Katherine Clark Gray, David Hilder and everyone who contributed to the staged reading. Hopefully this accolade will help 'User 927' land a full-scale production in the near future.
6/3/09: The press kit from 'Archaeology' at The Kitchen Theatre just arrived! Production stills soon to come in the 'Stills' section!
6/2/09: Jake will be performing the roles of Seeker and Ryan in the staged reading of Katherine Clark Gray's 'User 927' directed by David Hilder. 'User 927' performs Wednesday, June 10th at 7 pm at LAByrinth Theater Co.'s LABspace, 307 West 38th St. (just west of 8th Ave), fl. 16. The cast includes: with kelly mcandrew* jenny seastone stern kristin wheeler jake paque lynne mccollough* dane dehaan* keith randolph smith* gerry lehane. [*actors appear courtesy of Actors Equity Association].
5/14/09: Jake is back from Ithaca, having closed 'Archaeology' at The Kitchen Theatre. Working at The Kitchen was an absolute treat. The cast, crew, production team and community were all fabulous and provided a fantastic home away from home. Major thanks to the following people: Abby Davis, Abby Smith, Gina Grosso, Rob Fancher, Ben Truppin-Brown, Norm Johnson, Charlie Forray, Ace Heckathorn, Kristin Wheeler, Margarett Perry, Megan Pugh, Lesley Greene, Stephen Nunley and Rachel Lampert. Also, thanks to everyone else in Ithaca that supported the show and made the time there memorable.
2/23/09: The word is out! Jake is headed to The Kitchen Theatre in Ithaca, New York to play the role of Astin in the WORLD PREMIERE of Rachel Axler's play 'Archaeology.' Rachel is an Emmy winning writer for film, television and the stage. For more information on 'Archaeology' and The Kitchen Theatre visit; http://www.kitchentheatre.org/Archaeology.html.
2/22/09: 'A Fresh Start' is officially closed! Thanks go out to everyone who made the trip! With 'AFS' closed, Jake has some big news! Stay tuned, we'll keep you in the loop.
2/16/09: The review is in! 'A Fresh Start' got a brief write up by Martin Denton in Nytheatre.com. Click here for the review of the whole evening: http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/showpage.php?t=vign7971. Thanks guys!
2/13/09: 'A Fresh Start' opened last night. Thanks go out to: Martin Denton, Nytheatre.com and all who attended! If you couldn't make it last night, you still have another two weeks to catch 'AFS.' Congrats to Rebecca, Ali, Peter and everyone at Endtimes for a wonderful opening!
2/12/09: 'A Fresh Start' opens today! Come check it out! Martin Denton and Nytheatre.com will be there reviewing the opening night of 'Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2009.' Hope to see you there!
2/10/09: 'A Fresh Start' opens this week! Jake can be seen playing Justin in this one-act comedy performing at The Gene Frankel Underground. The Gene Frankel is located at 24 Bond St. 'A Fresh Start' runs: Thur Feb 12 @ 9 pm, Sat Feb 14 @ 8 pm, Fri Feb 20 @ 9 pm, Sat Feb 21 @ 10 pm, Sun Feb 22 @ 4 pm. Tickets are $18 or $15 with student Id. It is directed by Rebecca Hengstenberg and stars Ali Gilbertson & Jake Paque.
2/9/09: Jake just returned from UPTAs in Memphis, TN. He would like to thank all of the companies that attended and he looks forward to seeing you again next year.
1/26/09: Jake can be seen this weekend in a reading of 'The Taster' by Genevieve Billette. In this reading he will be playing the lead role of Nils. It will be performed for the hotINK Festival presented by the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama. For ticket and festival info go to: http://www.hotink.org/. This reading of 'The Taster' will be directed by Margarett Perry.
1/12/09: Wide Eyed Productions newest work 'The Spin Cycle,' an evening of one-acts written by WE's Jerrod Bogard, opens January 22 and runs through February 7 at the Players' Theatre Loft located at 115 MacDougal St. Check it out! This star-studded cast features Jake's fellow company memebers; Trevor Dallier, Melissa Johnson, Lauren Bahlman, Anthony Reimer, Ben Newman, Andrew Harriss, Liz White, Lucy McRae and Wide Eye'd artistic director herself, Kristin Hoffmann.
12/30/08: Even more new videos have been added to the 'Vids' section. A new compilation of footage from three different Wide Eyed Productions can now be viewed on this site and YouTube! This footage includes clips of Jake as Hippolytus from this fall's production of 'Phedre.'
12/14/08: New videos have been added to the 'Vids' section! A promotional video by The Dons and a demo of The World's Fair performing 'By Land, By Air, By...Well Actually I'm Afraid of the Water' can now be watched on this site!
12/13/08: New 'Phedre' pics are up in the 'Stills' section. Check them out! Thanks again to Alden Ford for providing the shots.
12/8/08: Today Jake played Castillo in a reading of Arthur Kopit's new draft of 'Discovery of America.' John Clinton Eisner, producing director of The Lark was in attendance. Also at the reading was Jake's good friend Matt Boston who is currently in a highly praised run of 'The Seafarer' in New Jersey.
12/2/08: Last night Jake read at The Lark for Playwright's Workshop. He got to hang with the usual suspects; David Ives, David Hwang, Art Kopit, Christian Conn, Matt Boston and many others. Sadly, Brian Dykstra was absent. He is in Boston putting up "The Seagull." Jake had a blast and is looking forward to the next session on January 5th.
12/1/08: Jake would like to congratulate Trevor Dallier and Melissa Johnson on getting cast in Wide Eyed Productions' One-Act Series! Also, new to the website is the "Resume" section. Check it out and see what Jake's been working on.
11/24/08: 'Phedre' officially closed! Thanks to all who attended. 'Phedre' was an amazing experience and Jake was honored to work with such talented artists as; Kym Smith, Vanessa Gibens, Ali Gilbertson, Genevieve Gearhart, Colin McFadden, Cindy Kawasaki, Brian Kaufman, Lucy McRae and Malachy Orozco. Production shots are coming and we will let you know when we post them!
11/18/08: 'Phedre' closes this weekend! If you still wanna catch Jake as Hippolytus at the Access Theatre in Tribeca get your tickets now, or buy them at the door! If you decide to come out, join Jake and the cast for drinks afterward at South's! Hope to see you there!
11/15/08: The first review of 'Phedre' is in! Check it out here: http://www.showbusinessweekly.com/archive/514/the_phedre.shtml or in the reviews section! Thanks again to Alden Ford for his fantastic press shots! In the review Jake can be seen pictured with co-star Genevieve Gearhart who plays Aricia.
11/9/06: First week of 'Phedre' is over already! PLUS: New 'Midsummer' pics are up in the STILLS section! WOOHOO!! Check 'em out!
11/8/08: A big thanks to the people at Copycom in Astoria for being so awesome and putting up a huge poster for 'Phedre' in their storefront! Thanks for the support!
11/6/08: 'Phedre' OPENS TONIGHT!!! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! SEE PRODUCTION STILLS ON THE FRONT PAGE!!!
11/3/08: 'Phedre' opens THIS THURSDAY! Grab your tickets online or at the door! It's bound to be an EVENT! Join Jake and the cast for a pint after the show! Hope to see you there!
10/29/08: 'Phedre' opens next Thursday! Pre-order your tickets now! Check out the poster and get more info at: http://wideeyedproductions.com/home.html. See you there!
10/7/08: NEW PICS UP! New pictures of Jake as Puck in the QGS production of 'Midsummer' are up in the 'Stills' section of the site.
10/6/08: 'Phedre' rehearsals already started! Jake has already begun rehearsal for 'Phedre' in which he is playing Hippolytus. 'Phedre' plays this November in Manhattan.
10/5/08: 'Midsummer' closes to sellout crowds! 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is officially closed. Thanks to the cast and crew and everyone that made the journey to see it.
925/08: Week 4 of 'Midsummer' kicks off today! The latest review for 'MSND' has arrived, check it out!
http://www.showbusinessweekly.com/archive/506/The_MidsummerNight.shtml
9/25/08: 'In the Sawtooths' received an amazing response from a packed house at The Lark. Including Jake, the show starred Noah Brody and Jared McGuire. It was directed by the fantastic Kristin Horton. Thanks to the team for being so awesome. Congrats Dano!
9/23/08: 'In the Sawtooths' is officially sold out! Thanks to those who are coming and apologies to those who weren't able to get tickets!
9/19/08: 'In the Sawtooths' by Dano Madden will be performed at 8pm on Wednesday September 24th at The Lark in NYC. Get you tickets online at: http://www.larktheatre.org.
9/18/08: Week three of 'Midsummer' kicks off today. Tickets for closing weekend are nearly sold out!
9/9/08: Jake will be performing in The Lark's annual Playwrights' Week in a piece titled 'In the Sawtooths' written by Dano Madden. More news to follow!
9/6/08: Jake can currently be seen playing Puck in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at Queens Garden Stage. For more info go to: http://queensgardenstage.org/On_Stage.html.
9/4/08: 'Midsummer' opens this Saturday! Check it out if you can!
9/2/08: Jake did a reading of a new play by Suzanne Bradbeer. Reading along with him were such greats as Brian Dykstra, Carolyn Baeumler Bost, Mary Bacon, and Will! The reading was directed by Daniella Topol. The play was fantastic and it was great to see old friends Brian and Daniella, and meet new ones Suzanne, Mary, Carolyn and Will.
8/28/08: 'Midsummer' is entering tech. Last night Jake and Omar De Leo did a brief photo shoot for the production.
8/20/08: The VO from 'Appetite for Destruction' has been uploaded to the Audio section of this website! Take a listen, tell Jake what you think!
8/18/08: Break Bar was a riotous time. Thanks to all who joined in the festivities. Sunday was spent in Central Park working on lines and throwing the Frisbee.
8/14/08: Jake will be hanging out at Break Bar and Billiards in Queens this Saturday the 16th. Feel free to join him and his friend as they let the good times roll.
8/10/08: Jake thoroughly enjoyed 'AFD.' He is currently in the thick of 'Midsummer' rehearsals.
8/5/08: This weekend Jake is going to catch 'Appetite for Destruction' at the Sanford Meisner Theatre. A show featuring some VO and sound editing work done by Jake. 'AFD' stars Jake's long time friend and nemesis Kurt Rodeghiero.
8/1/08: Jake is back in the city and is entering rehearsal for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' where he will be playing the infamous role of Puck. 'MSND' opens 9/6 and is being produced by Queens Garden Stage.
7/25/08: Jake flew home to GB for a few days to spend some time with family.
7/6/08: 'A Devil Inside' only runs for one more week! Tickets are still available but going fast, so get yours today!
7/2/08: The reviews are in! Hear what four critics have to say about 'A Devil Inside.'
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/showpage.php?t=devi6912
http://www.thelmagazine.com/lmag_blog/blog/post__06270807.cfm
http://www.offoffonline.com/reviews.php?id=1398
http://sugarzine.com/site_07.08/theater.html
6/25/08: Jake can currently be seen as Brad in 'A Devil Inside' by David Lindsay Abaire. It runs from 6/26-7/13. For more info visit www.wideeyedproductions.com.
5/20/08: Jake performed in a staged reading of "Collision Course." A new play by James Price, directed by Kaitlin Hopkins. In "Collision Course" Jake plays Mark, an indie rockstar who becomes paralyzed after being run over by the man whom his girlfriend is cheating on him with. Along with Jake, the show stars; Anne Letscher, Matt Boston and E. Katherine Kerr. At the performance many Larkees were in attendance as well as Chris Durang.

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