Press
Romeo and Juliet
"Under Raphael Parry, the Bard's summer festival rose to new heights this year. Jenny Ledel's youthful heroine attained genuinely tragic stature, and there wasn't a weak link in the all-local cast. " -- Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News.
"Even Juliet, often the most banal of characters, turns the balcony speech into something fresh. Even good Shakespeare rarely flies by; this one does. No curses on these two houses — not even from a homicidal bunny."-- The Dallas Voice
"In particular, Jenny Ledel as Juliet gets the teenage gawkiness-in-transition perfectly and Steven Walters as Mercutio has left every critic I know astonished." -- Glenn Arbery, The Front Burner- D Magazine
"I've seen Jenny play on stages far and wide, and she's so mercurial," Mr. Parry says. "She can be a serial killer or a young girl. It's a treat to put these two together." -- Raphael Parry- Lawson Taitte Interview- Dallas Morning News.
"[B]ut Jenny Ledel is a truly great Juliet. The variety, scale and depth of her performance is amazing." --Lawson Taitte Dallas Morning News
"He still has a way to go, though, to catch up with Jenny Ledel's breathtaking Juliet. Ms. Ledel made her Dallas debut at the Shakefest three years ago. In 2006, she grew into a star right in front of our eyes as she went from one excellent performance to another. Now, as Juliet, she's a full-fledged tragedienne. We first glimpse her as a brainy early teen, we watch her fall into puppy love, we marvel as she is transformed into a headstrong woman purposefully striding to meet her doom." -- Lawson Taitte Dallas Morning News
A Romeo (Montgomery Sutton) and especially a Juliet (Jenny Ledel) who capture the complex and innocent sides of their characters but also make them interesting. The actors look closer in age to the characters than actors in most professional productions you'll see. -- Mark Lowry- Ft Worth Star Telegram
The Glory of Living
The superlative cast includes Jenny Ledel and Dan Forsythe as a young couple suspected of bad things. Ms. Ledel has been burning up local theaters in such classics as WaterTower Theatre's award-winning production of The Crucible, and Mr. Forsythe was a sensational Macbeth even as a University of Dallas student."--Lawson Taitte / Staff Writer
Were it not for beautifully crafted performance from Ledel ... it would be a show that's all-too-easy to forget. --Mark Lowry Ft Worth Star Telegram Ms. Ledel's Lisa has so many contradictory facets that you share her lawyer's confusion. She's a petulant waif, a terrified sadist, a prisoner who giggles when she realizes how bad she's been. And you love every aspect of her. -- Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News
Black Bird
David Harrower's critically praised drama, which opens Saturday, is about a woman who confronts her former lover after many years.
Mr. Martin is paired with Jenny Ledel, the supremely impressive young actress who moved to New York shortly after winning plaudits as Juliet for Shakespeare Dallas last summer. Lawson Taitte-- Dallas Morning News
Ms. Ledel also returns to Dallas temporarily after moving to New York last year following a series of great performances here. Her work here isn't quite as amazing in its complexity as her innocent serial killer in The Glory of Living or her definitive Juliet for Shakespeare Dallas. But it's plenty powerful. -- Lawson Taitte Dallas Morning News
The Crucible
The lovely surprise is that the youngest performers turn in some of the most impressive performances. Ms. Ledel radiates secret sexuality and malevolence without once overdoing either. -- Lawson Taitte Dallas Morning News
Twelfth Night
As for the performances, there's strong work by the women, especially the luminous Jenny Ledel as Countess Olivia.-- Mark Lowry Ft worth Star Telegram
