Jenn will be playing Marie Antoinette in THE REVOLUTIONISTS with R-ACT Theatre Productions in October (2024). She most recently portrayed Liz in the world premiere of SO, THERE’S A LEPRECHAUN NOW? (March 2024) with R-ACT Theatre Productions.
Jenn’s roles with R-ACT Theatre Productions include Mina Harker in DRACULA RADIO SHOW (2023) the rebellious Melissa Gardner in LOVE LETTERS (2023), Courtney in TAP DANCING ON THE RADIO radio show (2022), Lila the Dancing Girl in SHADOW OF THE SPHINX (2020), the short silent film for MURDER AT THE MOVIES, the gossipy and fast-talking Lady Audrey du Bois in MURDER AND MERRY MEN (2019) at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, multiple roles including Sister Butterworth and Oxana Kolobko in THE BOOK OF LIZ (2019) at Rochester Borough Theater, Belle and Mina in A CHRISTMAS CAROL radio show (2018) at Merrick Art Gallery, Lizzie Curry in THE RAINMAKER (2018) at Robert Morris University’s Massey Theater, Bluebeard and Gretel in FRACTURED FAIRYTALES Vol 2 (2018), the emotionally distraught Bella Manningham in GASLIGHT (2017), Roz Hay in MOON OVER BUFFALO (2017), the irritatingly lovable Melody Brewster in MAGNOLIAS AND MURDER (2017), the feisty jewel thief, Goldy Lox in FRACTURED FAIRYTALES Vol 1 (2017), the brave and spunky Elaine Harper in ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (2016), and the fiery and tempestuous captive, Lorinda Hamilton in DEATH AND DOUBLOONS (2016). During R-ACT’s production of MARTINIS AND MURDER (2018) Jenn interacted with the audience off-stage as Ginger selling candy cigarettes to patrons.
Outside of R-ACT you may have seen Jenn as Sandra (Florence Colleymoore) in THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG with Center Theatre Players (2023), Charlotte Wilson in OUR STORIES: A PLAY FOR BEAVER COUNTY VOICES (2022) a staged reading at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s Black Box Theater produced by The Genesis Collective’s Community Theater Project, Twinkle Tippytoes the elf at Santa’s Log Cabin in Darlington (2017, 2018, 2019), Sheila in the Bobcat Players’ production of FOOLISH FISH GIRLS AND THE PEARL (2017), or Mary Luke Pringle in SOLDIER, COME HOME with The Social Voice Project at Merrick Art Gallery (2018) or with Little Beaver Historical Society at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s Black Box Theater (2017). Jenn has recorded several audio dramas with Driftwood Dramatics and co-hosted the short-lived theatre podcast, “Dropped Lines with Mac and Jenn“, with Driftwood Dramatics founder, Eric J. McAnallen.
Jenn began private training with Jaime Slavinsky at Ensemble Actors Studio in February 2024. She also took an Adult Acting Course with Carol Lorenz at CCBC in 2019.
During her years at Beaver Falls Senior High School, Jenn portrayed the manipulative Eve Harrington in APPLAUSE (1997) a 70s musical adaptation of “All About Eve”, the cunning “ordinary housewife and mother”, Fastrada, in PIPPIN (1996), Bernice Neimeyer in STAGE DOOR (1995), and Aunt Ethel Chauvenet in HARVEY (1994). Jenn was also in a number of I Act plays including GAMES (1995), ALKY (1995), SHOCK OF HIS LIFE (1995), HELP! (1996), and THISTLE BLOSSOMS (1996, 1997) for which her portrayal of Professor Jo Garrett won the Runner-Up Best Actress Award at the 1997 Geneva I Act Festival. Jenn was the Student Choreographer for APPLAUSE and PIPPIN. She sang soprano in the Mixed Chorus (1993/94) and Madrigals Honor Chorus (1994-1997) and was the recipient of the Ruth Hunter Campbell Vocal Music Memorial Scholarship (1997). She participated in County Chorus (1996) and District Chorus (1995, 1997) as a second soprano. Jenn was also a member of the Beaver Falls Marching Band Tigerette Dance Line (1994-1997) and was choreographer and Dance Line Captain her senior year. Post-graduation Jenn returned to BFASD as the Assistant Choreographer for MAME (1998), the Choreographer for PETER PAN (2004), and the Assistant Instructor/Choreographer for the Tigerette Dance Line (1997/98, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2004/05). Jenn’s only formal dance training consisted of two years of ballet at Maria’s School of Dance (1990-1992).
