Press
“Ervin…is a complete revelation, with a face that can melt your heart and a strength and gentle solidity that never fails to surprise.”
“Ervin…is a complete revelation, with a face that can melt your heart and a strength and gentle solidity that never fails to surprise.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“Ervin's [performance vibrates] with honesty and restlessness.”
“Ervin's [performance vibrates] with honesty and restlessness.”
—Chicago Tribune
“Jessica Ervin [delivers a] meticulous, affecting performance.”
“Jessica Ervin [delivers a] meticulous, affecting performance.”
—Chicago Reader
“...a massively vulnerable performance...”
“...a massively vulnerable performance...”
—Chicago Stage and Screen
Motherhouse. Photo by Michael Brosilow.
Motherhouse. Photo by Michael Brosilow.
“Risks are taken here...Ervin, who plays Annie, just gets better and better as the play progresses.”
“Risks are taken here...Ervin, who plays Annie, just gets better and better as the play progresses.”
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
“...a bright, knowing portrayal by Jessica Ervin...”
“...a bright, knowing portrayal by Jessica Ervin...”
—Picks in Six: Conversations with Ed Tracy
“...[a] brilliant performance...”
“...[a] brilliant performance...”
—Chicago Reader
“... Ervin credibly depicts the dual demons of inertia and rage that inevitably accompany major depression... a true triumph.”
“... Ervin credibly depicts the dual demons of inertia and rage that inevitably accompany major depression... a true triumph.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“Ervin’s honesty produces an endearing and fully-drawn character in Ester. She is heartwrenchingly vulnerable and real, and in the midst of it all, this girl is funny.”
“Ervin’s honesty produces an endearing and fully-drawn character in Ester. She is heartwrenchingly vulnerable and real, and in the midst of it all, this girl is funny.”
—Perform.Ink
“...played to perfection by Jessica Ervin.”
“...played to perfection by Jessica Ervin.”
—Around the Town Chicago
“Jessica Ervin is excellent [and] so funny.”
“Jessica Ervin is excellent [and] so funny.”
—PlaylistHQ
Jessica Ervin and Bryce Gangel in Dry Land. Photo by Michael Brosilow.
The Firebirds Take the Field. Photo by Michael Brosilow.
“The young women ground this piece...Their performances are impressive, particularly Ervin as Penelope.”
“The young women ground this piece...Their performances are impressive, particularly Ervin as Penelope.”
—New City Stage
“Jessica Ervin...[is] skilled at bringing the mental states of today’s teenagers to the stage...[she has] just the right balance of peppiness and anxiety that so often plagues high schoolers trying to balance their home and school lives.”
“Jessica Ervin...[is] skilled at bringing the mental states of today’s teenagers to the stage...[she has] just the right balance of peppiness and anxiety that so often plagues high schoolers trying to balance their home and school lives.”
—Picture this Post
“Amy’s messy descent into self-fulfilling prophecy is hugely compelling. She is complemented exquisitely by Ervin’s Ester.”
“Amy’s messy descent into self-fulfilling prophecy is hugely compelling. She is complemented exquisitely by Ervin’s Ester.”
—New City Stage
“Ervin is perfect as the good girl you want to hate--too kind, too pretty, too eager--without over-performing.”
“Ervin is perfect as the good girl you want to hate--too kind, too pretty, too eager--without over-performing.”
—The Hawk Chicago
Teressa LaGamba, Robert Quintanilla, and Jessica Ervin in I Wanna Fucking Tear You Apart. Photo by Michael Brosilow.
Josh Odor and Jessica Ervin in No Such Thing. Photo by Michael Brosilow.
“Ervin plays the goody-two-shoes who feels it is her mission to help people. Her voice is perfect with that country and western ring... It is a stellar performance."
“Ervin plays the goody-two-shoes who feels it is her mission to help people. Her voice is perfect with that country and western ring... It is a stellar performance."
—Third Coast Review
“Gosdick and Ervin are well cast as the mother and daughter at the heart of the play, and you really feel for them both as they confront an impossible situation."
“Gosdick and Ervin are well cast as the mother and daughter at the heart of the play, and you really feel for them both as they confront an impossible situation."
—Chicago Tribune