JESS MCPHILLIPS joined ACT II in 2018 following deck crew and Assistant Stage Manager positions with 1812 Productions, Arden Theatre Company, and Lantern Theatre Company, working with over a dozen of the area’s best-known directors. Jess also took part in the professional apprentice program at Arden Theatre Company (and even served in the challenging position of “Child Supervisor” with the young cast of A Doll’s House!). She is a Philadelphia native and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.