 After graduating from college, he moved to Boston to attend Emerson College, but very shortly became involved in the Opera Company of Boston productions led by world-famous impresario Sarah Caldwell who offered him a full-time job.At the age of twenty-four Jauchem founded the Boston Repertory Theatre that, over the next ten years, became the most successful local theater company in Boston, originating over 40 shows with such dramatic luminaries such as James Kirkwood Jr., Tommy Tune, Viveca Lindfors, Dick Shawn, and kickstarting the careers of newcomers like David Morse (an original founding member of the Company).The resident acting company performed several plays in true rotating repertory, often two different shows in the same day.