Jake Raterman
Jake Raterman appears as Pfc Louden Downey in 7Mary34’s production of A Few Good Men.
Prior stage credits include Chadwick and the manager at Macy’s in Fort Myers Theatre’s production of Elf the Musical, Damian Hubbard in Mean Girls High School Edition for Melody Lane Theatre, the title role in Fort Myers Theatre’s production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Mr. Holgate in Bulletproof Backpack at the Center for Performing Arts Bonita, Hovstad in An Enemy of the People at Florida Gulf Coast University, Max in Cabaret at the Alliance for the Arts, Fred Casely in Chicago for Gypsy Playhouse, Jesus in Odd Couple: Female Version for 
Belle Theatre, work in the ensemble of Rent, and the role of Paul San Marco in A Chorus Line (a character that was based on the life story of Nicholas Dante). As Paul, Raterman had one of the longer monologues in the musical and the good fortune to workshop both the role and the show with Broadway veteran Michael Blevins, who portrayed Marc Anthony in the 1985 Richard Attenborough film that starred Michael Douglas.
Other credits include Doody in Grease and Chester McKee in The
Great Gatsby at Fort Myers Theatre, Josh in Bang Bang You’re Dead, Warner in Legally Blonde, Romeo in The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet, Morris in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Kevin in So You Wanna Be a Cheerleader, and Joe in 26 Pebbles in Canterbury’s theater productions. He also appeared as a Miner in The Burnt Part Boys at Alliance for the Arts Youth Theatre.
June 12, 2022; revised September 15, 2024.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.