“Andrew Jessop is flat out “Ed Norton in Primal Fear” f**king good.  The role is demanding and Jessop runs the gamut from genuinely confused fear to impotent rage to heartbroken sadness in split seconds.” – Don Hall, AWG: Chicago
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“Andrew Jessop is flat out “Ed Norton in Primal Fear” f**king good.  The role is demanding and Jessop runs the gamut from genuinely confused fear to impotent rage to heartbroken sadness in split seconds.” – Don Hall, AWG: Chicago
“Andrew Jessop is flat out “Ed Norton in Primal Fear” f**king good.  The role is demanding and Jessop runs the gamut from genuinely confused fear to impotent rage to heartbroken sadness in split seconds.” – Don Hall, AWG: Chicago 
“…the performances are uniformly strong and the remainder of this inventive and visceral production drips with authenticity and tension.” – Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune 
“Andrew Jessop as the writer, Katurian, anchors the play. This is a breakthrough performance for Jessop. His acting skills shine in this show.” – Tom Williams, Chicago Critic 
“Jessop is terrific.” – Kris Vire, Time Out Chicago “…played expertly by Andrew Jessop as a man whose vanity gets the better of him.” – Nina Metz, The Chicago Tribune 
“Jessop plays the glassy-eyed, unhinged town weirdo; his characterization is deeply creepy but not a hair overdone—you slowly begin to suspect that he’s the only sane one.” – Ruth Welte, Time Out Chicago 
“Since Andrew Jessop has taken over the set designs for Redtwist Theatre, he has revolutionized the intimate storefront space…”, Tom Williams, Chicago Critic. 
“Andrew Jessop, a marvelous actor who magically makes his character’s thought processes palpable.” – Hedy Weiss, The Chicago Sun-Times 
“Andrew Jessop, who brings a quirky spontaneity to his portrayal of Jeff, designed the inventive set, which transforms an Edgewater storefront into an upscale Manhattan high-rise. Street traffic, viewed through the storefront’s windows, adds to the ambience.” – Albert Williams, Chicago Reader 
Acting Apprentice 2004-2005. 
“…it’s the skill and energy of these 18 performers – ably directed by Wendy McClellan – that are the best part of the show.” – Hy Bender, The New York Times 
In case you’re wondering, Andrew is the one playing the clarinet. 
 
“This creepily effective, ritualistic design is by Jessop, who turns in a commanding performance as Strang: Whether sparring with the doctor or exultantly worshipping his horse-god, he memorably conveys the currents of emotion that seethe beneath the stable-hand’s repressed exterior.” – John Beer, Time Out Chicago 
“…eerie and mesmerizing–particularly the unsettling performance by Andrew Jessop.” - Zac Thompson, Chicago Reader 
“As Alan, Andrew Jessop is the dramatic anchor of this production.  His boyish good looks, aquiline nose and fair complexion make for a physical tabula rasa against which a complex and deeply layered psychological performance makes all the more of an impression.” - Fabrizio O. Almeida, NewCity 
“Perhaps the production’s strongest performance is delivered by Andrew Jessop as the 17-year-old son thrown into the middle of the predicament of inter-species infidelity.” – Joseph Erbentraut, EDGE 
“Andrew Jessop, who plays the 17-year-old gay son Billy, has some great comic timing, and manages a particularly touching moment with his goat-loving father.” – Madelyn Freed, Chicago Maroon 
“…Andrew Jessop in a bravura rendering of his character’s brainiac ravings.” – Hedy Weiss, The Chicago Sun-Times