Jess has worked as a professional actor in Minnesota, Wisconsin, NYC, Virginia, and Maryland. Click the button below to view their acting and performance resume.
Jess has served the theatre world in a multitude of production capacities in Minnesota, NYC, Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, and London, UK. Click the button below to view their Directing and Production resume.
Jess (they/she) is a maker (director/artist/writer) and a performer (actor/singer/dancer). They have over ten years of experience in non-profit and arts management. By night, she moonlights and a blogger, artist, performer, and writer.
Sher Unruh-FriesenActor, Twin Cities As an actor, Jess’s directing style is a gift. She is both clear in what she wants and open to the ideas of all which is exactly the mix you want in a team leader. Jess is very relatable, wildly witty and makes everyone feel at ease. She takes her job seriously and exchanged emails with the playwright to get a better insight into the play. Her ideas seemed to never end, and if something didn’t work, she would come up with something even better. She made it fun for us while moving the cast forward at a consistent and healthy pace.
Susan FenleyExecutive Director, Sundog Theatre Jess was an excellent stage manager for Sundog Theatre. They are detailed, organized, clean, and very easy to get along with. I would not hesitate to hire them again, but they live halfway across the country now!
Andrew RasmussenExecutive Artistic Director, Cardinal Theatricals Jess is a highly organized and efficient business manager and trusted employee of an independent theatrical production firm. Using their highly developed analytical skills and general business knowledge in rules and proper form, Jess has safely navigated our business affairs and efficiently streamlined operations for several productions. They are a very detail-oriented person with a very positive, even-keeled personality. I highly recommend them for a position of task-driven, goal-oriented expertise.
Thank you Chris Hewitt and the Star Tribune for counting Walking Shadow’s production of The Christians on your Top Ten of the Decade! So glad it continues to hold a …
via Madeline’s Christmas – Merrill Arts Center I’m the Vocal Director for WCT Family’s Madeline’s Christmas this winter! The kiddos are sounding great! Come out and enjoy the show! The …
via MN Fringe- The Dwelling Place Show Description For Liam Dwelling, an Irish writer-in-residence at THE DWELLING PLACE B & B, life is messy. A complex marriage, failing business, and unpredictable …
