Jessica Podewell

Jessica Podewell is a director and actor originally from New Orleans. She has been working professionally for over 20 years, with a concentration in Documentary Theatre and New Works. Jessica received her BFA in Acting from Webster University and her MFA in Devised Theatre from The Ohio State University. She served as the Literary Manager for Southern Rep for over a decade. She currently works in the Theatre Department at Tulane University and most recently was onstage in the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane’s production of Imaginary Invalid. Jessica is a proud founding member of the New Orleans Children’s Theatre, The Patchwork Players.