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Jack is currently developing a 1-hour comedy series with writing partner Ashley Alexander.

Jack is directing and editing Sonnet 154 for the national Sonnet Project for New York Shakespeare Exchange.

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Jack and co-writer Ashley Alexander took home the award for Best Romantic Comedy Teleplay for their pilot script for the TV Show "11 Blocks To Go" at the Austin Comedy Film Festival in October.

The Pandemic Players continue their holiday season with “A Tuna Christmas.” Christmas comes but once a year to the third-largest town in Texas. Jack Utrata and Nathaniel P. Claridad portray Tuna’s melting pot of characters as they prepare for the annual festivities. Utrata and Claridad read “A Tuna Christmas,” by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard, on Saturday, December 12, at 3:00pm. It is free of charge as part of The Schoolhouse Theater’s series of Zoom Matinee Readings. Visit www.TheSchoolhouseTheater.org

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Jack, under his company Utrata By Design, produced a new series entitled "Shakespeare in Quarantine" with actor/director Nathaniel P. Claridad. Jack has made some cameo appearances in "Henry IV-Part I" and "Othello." Jack also operates as the director of photography and the editor. All the episodes can be seen at the link below:
https://vimeo.com/utratabydesign. The series was turned into a film and won BEST FILM at the Katonah Classic Stage Film Festival in August.

Jack played "Bruce" in a Zoom reading of "Beyond Therapy" by Christopher Durang for The Schoolhouse Theater.

Jack's Playwrighting debut for The One-Minute Play Festival's Coronavirus Plays Project on Friday, April 17th at 7:30pm. “Routine Chaos” be performed over ZOOM during quarantine.

Jack's Directorial Debut November 1-3, 2019! The New Short Play Festival Season 7!

Jack returns to The Schoolhouse Theater playing "Father Louis Rayssiguier" in the new play "The Color of Light" by Jesse Kornbluth opposite actor Tim Jerome. April 2019.

Jack just finished filming a supporting role in a new film directed by Michael Kampa!

Jack starred in 'The Dog in The Dressing Room" a new comedic play by Deborah Savage and directed by Artistic Director Bram Lewis at The Schoolhouse Theater June 14th-July 1st, 2018.

Catch Jack on Diabolical as "MATT" Thursday May 3rd at 10pm on Investigation Discovery or anytime on Amazon Prime!

Currently touring with Discover The Dinosaurs: Time Trek with VSTAR Enetertainment

Reprised his Role as "CHASE" in the Canadian Tour of Nickelodeon's "Paw Patrol Live! " 'Race To the Rescue' Cast

2 PERFORMANCES ONLY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 26TH 8PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 27TH 8PM AT NEW OHIO THEATRE (154 CHRISTOPHER ST.)

Was a Guest Artist On October 20th @ Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

Jack was a "Dandy Minion" in Chapter 1: 1776—1836 of Taylor Mac's "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" at The Forum as part of the Melbourne Festival in Melbourne, Australia on October 11th, 2017.

On a Cross Country Tour with Nickelodeon's Premier "Paw Patrol Live! " 'Race To The Rescue' cast!

Jack will be making his OFF BROADWAY DEBUT as "Marty" in Pillars of New York at The St. Lukes Theater in NYC. Shows on Tuesday and Wednesday from July 12th-September 7th!

Jack will be playing "Sir Toby Belch" in Twelfth Night at The Access Theater in NYC, as well as 2 days at DuBois Beach in Stonington, CT! FREE ADMISSION!

Catch Jack at The One Minute Play Festival at the New Ohio Theater May 10th and 11th at 8pm!

As "Billy, Petie, and Eddie" in Jerry Polner's "Like Money in the Bank" at Theater Row on 42nd Street!

As "Oliver" in a new play by Calo Mesa.

As "Paul" in Pat Robinson's "July house" at the NYC International Fringe Festival!

As "Congressman Evan Williams" in a New Musical Comedy "The Bipartisan" at the 2015 Thespis Festival!

A one night benefit with the Peculiar Works Project of The Breasts of Tiresias.

Jack helped workshop a new short film by Nicole Lockhart.

Jack participated in a reading of a new film script by Nicole Lockhart.

Jack played "John Cam Hobhouse" and "Percy Shelley" in an original staged reading at Dixon Place in November 2015.

Jack played "Theo Van Gogh" in the traveling exhibit at Discovery Place.

Jack was seen as Nikola Tesla at Discovery Place in the new 3-D Theater show, Zapped: An Electrifying Experience!!

Jack played "Nikola Tesla" for several months in the 101 Inventions Exhibit at Discovery Place in Charlotte, NC.

AS "ANDREW" IN "RECENT TRAGIC EVENTS" ... DIRECTED BY MICHAEL SIMMONS... Sept 12-Oct 12 WWW.NCCAST.COM FOR MORE INFO!

AS 'HERMAN'... ...DIRECTED BY JOSEPH HAJ... WWW.PLAYMAKERSREP.ORG FOR MORE INFO!