smartphones
trapdoor theatre company

Jodi Kingsley steals the show as Chantal,
with a performance that sneaks up on you like overage charges at the end of the month. Her comic timing is smarter than the smartest smartphone and her delivery is nothing short of cheeky brilliance. She completely inhabits ​the satire and delivers it with a custom ring tone of hilarity.
​-~Chicago Stage Review

Jodi Kingsley easily stands out as the most compelling of the group. She manages to humanize an absurdist character, and once you’ve seen that, you start to think that all absurdist comedies might ​ be improved by such a performance 
​~ Centerstage Chicago
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Kingsley’s deliciously pompous, judgmental snarkiness  ​could single-handedly drive the show 
~ Stage and Cinema​

danny and
​the deep blue sea
kokandy productions

Kingsley is a bit of a revelation on the stage. 
Watching the process unfold
will rarely get any better than this 
– Showbiz Chicago

Kingsley is outstanding
– Chicago Theater Beat

Kingsley is remarkable.
It is beautifully painful to watch her
– Chicago Theater Review

​Excellent acting by Jodi Kingsley... 
explosive and intimate at all the right moments 
– Gozamos

​Brandon Galatz and Jodi Kingsley gaze deeply into their souls and give the kind of raw performances ​we’ve long  come to associate with Chicago theater 
- Chicago Tribune

HOWARDS END
REMY BUMPPO THEATER COMPANY
*JEFF RECOMMENDED*

The show  is a great pleasure to watch... Leonard and  Jacky Bast  are movingly played by Terry Bell and Jodi Kingsley
- Chicago Tribune

​A thoughtful evening of exquisitely staged storytelling... We have Leonard and his bawdy wife Jacky (delightfully portrayed by Jodi Kingsley)
- Chicago Sun Times

​The cast is, without exception, terrific.
Jodi Kingsley ably portrays flirtatious Jacky Bast,
looking like an Edwardian chandelier 
- Chicago Theatre Review

Stronger ensembles, then or now,
​can’t be imagined in service to this story.
~ Stage And Cinema

Doug Post packs a lot of Howards End into a small parcel, but the whole narrative would stall out like that tin lizzie automobile if it weren't for [Jodi Kingsley's] few minutes.
​~ Mary Shen Barnidge

SPINNING
IRISH THEATRE OF CHICAGO
*jEFF RECOMMENDED*
​This is why Chicago is known as an actor's town,  it's because of the kind of work  that Dan Waller and Jodi Kingsley do 
~ Dueling Critics

Kingsley is the picture-perfect anguished mother. Her tears are genuine, her anger frightening and righteous 
- Chicago Theater Beat

​Jodi Kingsley, so excellent in “In A Little World of Our Own,” truly shows Chicago audiences the vast scope of her talent 
- Chicago Theatre Review

​​​​Jodi Kingsley gives a beautifully limned portrayal 
~ Chicago Sun Times

the birds
griffin theatre company
Diane is played to perfection by Jodi Kingsley  
- Around The Town

 Jodi Kingsley plays Diane with true likability, maturity and real honesty.  She makes Diane a heroine to whom everyone can relate.
​- Chicago Theatre Review

​Kingsley’s measured Diane leaves no aspect of the complex woman untouched.  The actress is always believable and sympathetic, even in Diane’s most nefarious moments 
~ Chicago Theater Beat

​Diane is wonderfully played by Jodi Kingsley
​- Dueling Critics

​Jodi Kingsley as Diane is maternal and caring and so vulnerable 
​- Theatreworld Internet Magazine​​

travesties
remy bumppo theatre company
*EQUITY JEFF NOMINATION - BEST PRODUCTION*
Jodi Kingsley makes a strong impresson as Nadya
​~ Chicago Theatre Review

Keith Neagle and Jodi Kingsley find the heart of Travesties
- Chicago Stage Standard

Deeply smart, wildly energetic, often hilarious. Kelsey Brennan, Meg Warner, and Jodi Kingsley are all formidable
​- Chicago Reader

​Scintillating, smart, and surprisingly touching. It boasts a remarkably adept and beautifully in sync cast.
- Chicago Tribune
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 The actors are bedazzling, one and all 
- Chicago Sun-Times​​

wrens
rivendell theater ensemble
*EQUITY JEFF NOMINATION - BEST ENSEMBLE*

Within the hugely talented ensemble, a few stand out for their engrossing  delivery. A polished Jodi Kingsley is both regally civilized and subtly renegade.
~ Chicago Theater Beat

​Jodi Kingsley is a powerful Cynthia
~ Around The Town

​You’d be hard pressed to witness a finer ensemble work.
~ Chicago Critic

​The nuanced work by one of the best ensemble casts ​on any Chicago stage makes this remount a must-see
~ Chicago  Theatre Addict 

in a little world
​of our own
IRISH THEATRE OF CHICAGO
But perhaps more impressive, Jodi Kingsley turns one-note Deborah ​into a complex character both courageous and pitiful 
~ The Reader

Ms. Kingsley plays Deborah with conviction and strength 
~ Chicago Theatre Review

​You know it's been a strong performance when you find yourself cringing in your seat from the action onstage.
~ Buzz​

MEN SHOULD WEEP
GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY
*NON-EQUITY JEFF WINNER - BEST PRODUCTION*

An extraordinarily truthful cast...
Infused with raw vitality 
~ Time Out Chicago

​Stunning.. The large cast is turning in some of the most gorgeous performances you will find on any stage in this city
 ~ Sun-Times

​A masterpiece.  Extraordinarily honest, intimate and moving. The acting is unstinting throughout 
~ Chicago Tribune

Every moment is perfectly shaped by an inestimably accurate cast. ​The casting is so right it’s scary 
~ Chicago Theater Beat

Great talent work in Chicago, nowhere more so than in this production 
~ Buzz Magazine

​Whether taking the stage for an extended turn or popping in for a moment, the actors remain fully committed. Each performer seems perfectly cast 
~ New City Stage​