07/13/25 - 07/31/25
Berowne in Love's Labor's Lost directed by Michael Alvarez
John of Gaunt/Exton/Servent in Richard II directed by Roberto Di Donato


photography by Owen Leavey
06/12/25 - 06/29/25
Performer 4/Claudius/Alejandro Trebeco in the original play Manifest Destiny by Manuel Ortiz at Teatro LATEA
"Not merely a play--it is an exorcism..of American innocence, of Chilean pain, and of the ghosts that refused to be buried....
The versatile Jesse B Koehler [invites] us into a dreamscape where art and reality do not merely blur, but collude"
photography by Viktorija Mickute

05/22/24 - 05/31/24
Adam Kassim's exploratory workshop of Our Town at Target Margin Theater.
The workshop explored the play alongside writings of Thornton Wilder and Gertrude Stein. Jesse worked as an actor, dramaturg, and overall devisor
photography by Marisa Tornello

03/10/23 - 03/12/23

photography by @carlystarphoto
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The Mercury Store
Fall 2021 - Summer 2025
Jesse is an inaugural member of The Mercury Store's Acting Company. He has assisted multiple projects as a performer, dramaturg, writer, and all around devisor.
In his almost four years with the company he has worked with, among others, Margot Bordelon, Stevie Walker-Webb, Misha Chowdhury, Tina Satter, Will Davis, Sara Holdren, Will Frears, Emma Went, and Steve H Broadnax III
He has also performed in two seasons of The Mercury Store's
in depth summer exploration, Big Play
Lulu dir. Tea Alagic (2023)
War & Peace dir. Jing Dong (2024)



04/01/21 - 04/04/21
Jesse's new play, The Garden, had its world and Off-Broadway premiere at Soho Playhouse in their Spring 2021 Streaming Series.
In a synthesis of film and theatre, performances were broadcasted live from the playhouse every night.
"In a play on the periphery of realism, two storytellers must decide between staying or going; and what to do with the body..."
It was then selected to be a part of the
