(he/him) is a producer and musical theater writer whose work centers on outsiders, identity, and transformation. Recent projects include Marlise! (The Players Theatre, Off-Broadway), June Moon (TADA Spark Festival), Madame X (NAAP Discover New Musicals), and Salt & Pepper (Make It Happen Festival, Jerry Orbach Theater). He is an investor in The Wiz (Broadway/National Tour) and a member of TRU's Producer Development program. Before theater, Jesse co-founded Fovrth Studios, producing documentary and immersive work for VICE, Al Jazeera, Meta, the U.N., and Global Citizen. His film work has premiered at Tribeca, Cannes, and SXSW. Jesse is Managing Editor of Theater Life, a juror for the Arsht Center's Susan J. Westfall Short Play Competition, and a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. He trained at the BMI Workshop, Berklee NYC (M.A., Musical Writing), and Harvard.