With a background of playing 40+ across the stages of American Shakespeare Center, California Shakespeare Theater, Great Lakes Theater, and the Shakespeare Festivals in Oregon, Idaho, and Lake Tahoe, Jessika is excited for her debut at Portland Center Stage. Celebrated for her nuanced interpretations of traditionally male roles such as  Othello, Othello; the Bastard, King John; Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing, and Jaques As You Like It, Equally compelling are her portrayals of complex female characters like Rosalind, As You Like It; Goneril, King Lear; Gertrude, Hamlet; Katherine, Taming of the Shrew and Viola, Twelfth Night. Jessika's dedication to the interpreting and delivering of Shakespeare's works can only made possible by you the audience. She thanks You for this opportunity.