Jessica Phelps West
Acting
Rashomon
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Hedda Gabler
AEA
Eyes: Green
Hair: Auburn
Private Lives
Elizabeth I
The Heiress
A Streetcar Named Desire
Representative Professional Roles
Regina The Little Foxes Theatre in the Square
Elise Crooked Theatre in the Square
Elizabeth I Mary Stuart Theatre in the Square
Blanche A Streetcar Named Desire Theatre in the Square
Maureen The Beauty Queen of Leenane Theatre in the Square
Hedda Hedda Gabler Theatre in the Square
Catherine The Heiress Theatre in the Square
The Baroness Blue Monk 7 Stages
Amanda Private Lives Theatre in the Square
The Angel Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Alliance Theatre
The Angel (et al.) Angels in America: Perestroika Alliance Theatre
Lettice Lettice and Lovage Theatre in the Square
Mrs. Davidson Rain Theatre in the Square
Elizabeth I Elizabeth the Queen Theatre in the Square
Laura Holiday Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Felicia I Hate Hamlet Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Charlady A Christmas Carol Alliance Theatre
Medea Hungarian Medea (Command Performance) Georgia Repertory Theatre
Laurel Driving Lessons Georgia Repertory Theatre
Nova Miracle Man Georgia Repertory Theatre
Julia Fallen Angel Theatre in the Square
Irene The Crucifer of Blood Allegheny Highlands Regional Theatre
Alice Alice! Center for Puppetry Arts
Fanny On the Verge Theatrical Outfit
Wife Rashomon Theatrical Outfit
Jody Hothouse Horizon Theatre Company
Desdemona Othello Theatrical Outfit
Nancy Holy Ghosts Theatrical Outfit
Alais The Lion in Winter Theatrical Outfit
Edna Louise Come Back to the 5 and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Theatre in the Square
Elizabeth I Elizabeth I Theatrical Outfit
Emilia Othello Odessa Shakespeare Festival
Jaquenetta Love’s Labour’s Lost Odessa Shakespeare Festival
Training
M.F.A. Acting: University of Georgia
B.A. Speech and Theatre Arts: Western Carolina University
Special Skills
Period Styles, Dialects, Basic Stage Combat
TESTIMONIALS
"Jessica Phelps West is an incandescent Blanche DuBois… She’s conflicted, complex and impossible to take your eyes from. Acting doesn’t get any better than this anywhere."
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, review of A Streetcar Named Desire, 2001
"Audiences agree that Phelps sounds the way an angel should. The actress’ commanding and mellifluous speaking voice, one of the finest in Atlanta theatre, makes her ideal for aristocratic roles...and larger than life eccentrics. 'Jessica’s voice,' says director Kenny Leon, 'has the purity of a waterfall."
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, review of Angels In America, 1994