Stage & Film

COMING ATTRACTION

Carmel Meyers

At the height of Hollywood's rise to talking pictures, Louis B Meyer is recruiting talent and Greta Garbo answers his call. In this invite-only reading, Jess had the room rolling in laughter as Carmel Meyers, a veteran silent movie actress who delights in her excessive sartorial style. 

PARANORMATIVE

Mrs. Mortadella

Episode 5 of Innovative Theatrics new digital series features Paranormative, written by Afterglow Associate Director Mika Kauffman and Thomas Jacobsen. Jessica appears as classy trashy Jersey mom Mrs. Mortadella in this hilarious camp musical, featured on the Innovative Theatrical YouTube channel.

PETER & THE

STARCATCHER

Mrs. Bumbrake

Tony winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). Chicago-based Viewpoints director Stacey Parker Joyce brought this wildly theatrical adaptation to life, with Jessica appearing as Mrs. Bumbrake.