JACOB RYAN SMITH (he/him) (Understudy) is an award-winning writer and performer, originally from Atlanta, GA. Off-Broadway: Lizzy Boy; Relapse: A New Musical. Regional: Next To Normal (Suzi Bass Award Winner). Writing credits: Like Father (Book, Music, Lyrics), The (Disaster) Marathon of 1904 (Music & Lyrics), Shelter Me: A Rock Oratorio (Music, Lyrics), Grumpy Monkey (Pasadena Playhouse, Music & Lyrics), Into the Burrow: A Peter Rabbit Tale (Alliance Theatre, Music & Lyrics), and Painless: The Opioid Musical (Book, Music, Lyrics). Thanks to his incredible parents, Gina, Kelly, Wilson, and the rest of his loving tribe. Jacob is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan.