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FROZEN

"... Fueled by an excellent professional cast...Peterson, Morsey and Altmeyer make a letter perfect
ensemble. They have a gift for handling Lavery's humorous lines without losing the solemnity
of the play's questions....". - Arline Greer/The Gainesville Sun, January 2006

SUMMER SHORTS - Carbonell Nomination for Best Ensemble

"...beautifully acted...richly varied, smart moving performances from the festival's 10 actors. The
powerful company ... Carbonell winners Jessica K Peterson and.... is among the best in City's
history. David Valdes Greenwood's Dream of Jeannie-by-the-Door is a funny/crass piece about
a crazed bride and groom... who go nuts when their ritualistic slot machine play is interrupted
- repeatedly- by a chatty old dame (Peterson)." - Christine Dolen/Miami Herald, June 2005

"...Jessica K. Peterson is a standout among the ensemble, notably as a slot-machine regular
at a casino, watching an increasingly desperate pair of newleyweds testing their luck." -
Hap Erstein/Palm Beach Post, June 2005

"...The cast is a strong, multitalented group of 10 performers... David Valdes Greenwood's opener,
Dream of Jeannie-by-the-Door, is a hilarious episode in a Las Vegas Casino...... and Jessica K.
Peterson is a ditzy busybody." - Jack Zink/Sun Sentinel, June 2005

COPENHAGEN

"...Jessica K. Peterson is a marvel as Margrethe, a fiercely intelligent woman who mediates
between her husband and his onetime protege with brisk impatience. She brings their
theorizing down to earth and makes it personal." John Fleming/St.Petersburg Times, March 2005

"... it doesn't take long for the talented cast to bring the character's to life: Jessica Peterson's sharp,
intuitive Margrethe...". - Amanda Henry/Tampa Tribune, March 2005

THE MEMORY OF WATER

"...So is the show's glorious acting.... Peterson, a jewel of an actress, finds all the recrimination
and compassion in her character, a woman long robbed of memory, a mother now consigned
to it." - Christine Dolen/Miami Herald, January 2005

DINNER WITH FRIENDS

"...this pitch-perfect Playmaker's Repertory Company production resonates with memorable
performances. It's a triumph fully shared in this production among the actors: three veteran
performers and a notable newcomer to the region. Jessica Peterson brings an authentic raspy,
scattered energy to the role of Beth. In so doing, she more than merely holds up her end of the
bargain with company members Ray Dooley, Kenneth P. Strong and visiting artist Tandy
Cronyn." - Byron Woods/Independent Weekly, January 2003

THE MUSIC LESSON - Carbonell Award for Best Actress

"...Jessica Peterson is astonishing as the tormented piano teacher..."
David Lewis/Manchester Journal, VT, August 2002

"...Jessica Peterson is wonderful as the troubled Irena; so is Kenneth Garner as the resolute Ivan.
Both bring humor and depth to their roles." - Bob Couture/Bennington Banner, VT, August 2002

HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE - Carbonell Nomination Best Supporting Actress

"..."And as the Female Greek Chorus, reciting a mother's rules for social drinking, Jessica K.
Peterson is a comic boon." Candice Russell/Miami Herald, 1999

"...but Jessica K. Peterson is the standout, in an increasingly tipsy lecture on maintaining sobriety,
and as Peck's distressed, but remarkably understanding wife." Hap Erstein/Palm Beach Post, 1999

A PARK IN OUR HOUSE - Carbonell Nomination for Best Actress

"... The cast, truly an evenly matched ensemble, is sublime. Still, it is the women you'll remember.
Peterson, an American actress, is so convincing as a Latina that you'd swear she once
called Havana home. Her metaphoric instruction to Camilo about sex - delivered as she's
removing the entrails from a pathetically scrawny black-market pig - is both touching
and funny." - Christine Dolen/Miami Herald, 1998

FORT CHAFFEE

"...Jessica K. Peterson gives remarkable, distinct performances of several entirely different
characters. Whether speaking fluent Spanish, using a nasal Arkansas twang, or speaking in a
pinched northern accent, Peterson sounds and looks perfectly authentic."
Ron Ballard/Arkansas Times, 1997

LONDON SUITE

"...Of the ensemble players... Peterson the real standout. Her manic turn as the vodka- slugging
Diana is the highlight of the production." - George Capewell/Miami Herald, 1996

"...Of London Suite's four stories, the standout - at least in this production - is "Diana and
Sydney"....Jessica Peterson is the high-strung star, still very much in love with him, who
bounces around the hotel room like a self-propelled pinball. Peterson is the show's comic ace in
her second South Florida appearance (the other was Pope Theatre Company'szany Hysteria).
Let's keep this woman working. " - Jack Zink/Sun-Sentinel, 1996

"...Fortunately, the scene features Jessica K. Peterson as the British star, bringing to mind
manic, amusing Tracey Ullman." - Hap Erstein/Palm Beach Post, 1996

OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD

"... With her angry eyes and unruly hair, Peterson is mesmerizing as the temperamental
Liz Morden." - Staci Sturrock/The Greenville News, 1995

"...Jessica Peterson as Liz Morden does a first-rate job of revealing the layers of hope and
fear underneath the tough exterior she feigns." - Edge Magazine, 1995

"... Strong and Cronyn have great chemistry, and so do guest artist Jessica Peterson and PRC
company member Ray Dooley. Peterson's incisive portrait of the somewhat flaky Beth as the aggrieved
party paints Tom as a consummate heel. This four-character play greatly benefits from passionate portrayals
by four performers at the top of their craft.....outstanding performances...". -Robert W. McDowell/Robert's
Reviews, January 2003

"...Tyrrell has assembled a first-rate acting ensemble, led by Peterson, who won a Carbonell Award
(given by the South Florida Critics Association) for her performance as Irena in Manalapan....."
Jeffrey Borak/Berkshire Eagle, August 2002

"... The Dorset staging is unforgettable for its smoothness, its overall effect, and its inspired acting.
Everyone in the cast is top rate, especially the fine acting done by Jessica Peterson as the piano
teacher."- Bob Rose/The Post Star, August 2002

"....But it is Peterson, worried and pained and so moving as Irena, who makes The Music Lesson
must-see theatre. She's a magnificent actress who disappears inside a character's skin, altering her
voice, her look, her body language until she becomes the woman she's playing. It's she who drives the
The Music Lesson home." - Christine Dolen/Miami Herald, 2000

"... Peterson is riveting as Irena...." - Jack Zink/Sun Sentinel, 2000

"...The Music Lesson largely belongs to Irena and her tug-of-war between two worlds. Jessica K
Peterson delineates that duality beautifully, conveying the character's inner torment and her comic
bewilderment of all things American." - Hap Erstein/Palm Beach Post, 2000

".....no easy trick in the company of Jessica K Peterson, last seen here in Hysteria, an ethnicchameleon
whose bone-weary Ofelina is the delicate balance of this put-upon family unit. If Cuban women stand out, that
is due in part to Cruz's recognition of their strength..." - Hap Erstein/Palm Beach Post, 1998

"...Benny Sato Ambush ... steers a first-rate cast gingerly through Cruz's Park.... Each member of the fine ensemble
cast can turn a character facet to the right dramatic or comic angle for scintillating acting moments....." Jack
Zink/Sun-Sentinel, 1998

"...Benny Sato Ambush... has nurtured wonderfully naturalistic performances from his actors, from the convincing
erotic-tempered maternalism of Peterson...." - Skip Sheffield/Boca Raton News, 1999

"... He is fortunate to have a cast of considerable range, particularly Jessica K. Peterson, who conveys
Jessica's trancelike anguish exquisitely but also deftly runs through a comic charade parade of
nationalities." - Hap Erstein/Palm Beach Post, 1995

"...Jessica K. Peterson delivers a frighteningly powerful performance as the brilliant young woman who
forces Freud to look at himself, yet she is not above executing low physical humor with the
pratfall-prone Dali." - Skip Sheffield/Boca Raton News, 1995