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Performer & Stage Director

I’ve always been a performer at heart. From the age of three, I was singing and strumming my guitar, with a doll as tall as me dancing alongside—an early glimpse of the joy I find in storytelling through performance. While I wish I could locate the photo of that moment, the passion sparked then has only grown stronger. Over the years, I’ve dedicated myself to honing my craft, becoming a versatile and dynamic performer. One of my proudest moments on stage remains my award-winning portrayal of Julia Child in Lee Hoiby’s one-woman opera Bon Appétit!

 

My journey as a stage director began during my master’s studies at the Peabody Conservatory, where I was given the opportunity to direct. That experience was transformative, and I’ve been directing ever since.

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"Jennifer is one of the most creative and hard-working people I know. The programs that she creates for our law firm events have been unique, inventive, and always a rousing success! We are honored to work with her each year."

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REVIEWS

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The Jennifer Blades

and

John Bowen 

Cabaret Duo

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"Jennifer Blades and John Bowen make cabaret magic together.

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-Cyd Wolf, Executive Producer

Germano's Cabaret

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Duchess of Plaza-Toro

The Gondoliers

Young Victorian

Theatre Company

 

"The [Duke of Plaza-Toro] and ever-engaging Jennifer Blades (Duchess of same) nearly walk off with the show, putting an equally telling spin on musical numbers and spoken dialogue."

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-Tim Smith, 

The Baltimore Sun 

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Ruth

The Pirates of Penzance

Young Victorian

Theatre Company

 

“Jennifer Blades, as the Frederic-smitten Ruth,

delivered her usual dash

of personality and

vocal vibrancy.”

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-Tim Smith, 

The Baltimore Sun

04

Recital Program

The Nature of Song...

and Love

An die Musik

 

“Blades beautifully explored

the shadows of Jake Heggie’s 

Songs to the Moon…”

 

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-Tim Smith,

The Baltimore Sun 

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