Jessica Laney is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. She studied at the musical theatre studio CAP21, film studio Stonestreet and in London at the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts. Previous productions include Troilus and Cressida, Henry VIII, Where the Blue Grass Grows and NYU' s 2003 Gala in honor of Clive Davis hosted by Bill Cosby. She has taught at Yale University, Rocky River Community Theatre in Cleveland and Confluence North Academy, University City High School and Herbert Hoover in St. Louis. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of her own theatre company and art collective SLIGHTLYaskew. She joined the PWT ensemble last year.