Jake Endres (narrator, bass-baritone) lives in St. Paul, MN and splits his time between the musical and theatrical worlds, freelancing as a singer, actor, music director, and composer. He has appeared with many regional organizations, including: The Minnesota Orchestra, The Flying Foot Forum/Guthrie Theater, the Metropolitan Symphony (as a regular creative partner), History Theatre, Schubert Club, The Children’s Theatre Company, The Rose Ensemble, Nautilus Music-Theater, Bach Society of MN, Park Square Theatre, Dakota Valley Symphony, Austin (MN) Symphony, Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Sapphire Chamber Consort, Skylark Opera, Frank Theatre, Open Eye Figure Theatre, G.R.E.A.T. Theatre, and Ten Thousand Things.
Since the pandemic began, Jake has produced an eclectic series of backyard concerts called Smoke House Stage. Out of that came a regular new feature of his life, as he now performs several different concerts of the music of Tom Waits. Jake sings regularly with Border CrosSing and serves on their Board of Directors, and is most proud to be the papa of Annabelle and Gavia.