Press
Mr. Kolpert The Odyssey Theatre, LA
“Dede gives a fantastic, multilayered performance as the repressed and oppressed Edith, all smiles and brightly artificial chatter, as skittish as a tiny bird. Her monologue when Edith realizes what is going on is a tour de force: the acting equivalent of a star exploding into a supernova.”
Variety
“Particularly effective is Dede, whose character transforms from a button-‐down cipher to a shrieking sybarite out for blood.”
Los Angeles Times
“Jen Dede was unforgettable as Edith: her back ground is in the classics, including Moliere, Shakespeare, and Shaw, she really ought to take on Euripides harsh heroines.”
The Hudson Review
Super Sunday Moth Theatre, LA
“The comically astute performances of this gifted cast, which includes Alex Desert and Jen Dede. Jen Dede invests Christy with a fiery humor and strength."
Los Angeles Times
King Lear Antaeus Company, LA
"Jen Dede as Regan was as diabolical as she was regal.”
SoCal
“Jen Dede (Regan) and Allegra Fulton (Goneril) are so sexy and domineering in their calculations that it’s almost a turn-‐on.”
Stage and Cinema
“Regan and Goneril (Jen Dede and Allegra Fulton each spot on and nicely textured) is reserved and cool.”
On Stage LA
Cousin Bette Antaeus Company, LA
“Stand-‐outs in the cast include...Dede's Valerie Marneffe, who beds numerous suitors and remains doe-‐eyed in her hope for a brighter future.”
Variety
Look Back in Anger Writers’ Theatre, Chicago
“While all the acting is capable, there’s truly extraordinary work here from Jen Dede. In a fiendishly difficult role, the elegant Dede offers a performance of great richness, capturing both Alison’s strength and her emotional dependence on her brutish and hurting husband. Dede’s character is a cleverly crafted mix of womanly lust and childish repression-‐ the former emotion being the only viable core reason why Alison puts up with this man. “
Chicago Tribune
“...Jen Dede, who has the hypnotic face of a beautiful Siamese cat and the instincts and insights of a born actress. Catch Dede now, before she is swept off to stardom.
Chicago Sun Times
“...And there is genuine chemistry between Kelly - Dede, who captures Alison’s saintly mix of delicacy and strength in every look and gesture.”
Chicago Sun Times
The Learned Ladies The Court Theatre, Chicago
“...Henriette who follows her heart (played by the irresistibly lovely and always complex Jen Dede).”
Chicago Sun Times
“Dede is bubbly and charming and eager but when she focuses in what she wants she’s lethal.”
Director Charles Newell, Chicago Magazine
Candida The Malibu Stage Company, LA
“Candida is not an easy Character to play because an actress must not only be lovely, but radiate a charisma of kindness and sweetness, and have a backbone. Jen Dede does it beautifully. From the moment she enters the stage, the audience understands why men love Candida.”
Palisadian Post