“ ...But this is Jeannie Affelder’s play. As difficult as it is playing a sick, often delusional old lady, Affelder presents a tour de force performance as Theresa Marie. ” - Tom Williams, ChicagoCritic.com

"A show doesn’t—can’t—get truer or richer than this current 140-minute gem at the Athenaeum Theatre….Theresa Marie (is played by) an unimprovably passionate Jeannie Affelder…..
When it finally explodes, that showdown delivers electric theater: (John Henry) Roberts and (Jeannie) Affelder are as laceratingly exposed as any audience can bear to witness." - Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Theatre Review

“The flawless ensemble is completed by Jeannie Affelder as Rutherford’s crusty sister and Mrs. Henderson, a woman who bursts into the Rutherford home to demand John reinstate her dismissed son from the factory, a study in maternal ferocity.”
- Dan Zeff, Chicagoland Theatre Reviews

Rutherford and Son
TimeLine Theatre Company

“Portrayed with subservient dignity by a very talented Jeannie Affelder, Ann has command of the house when her brother is absent. Ms. Affelder also plays Mrs. Henderson, the mother of a young worker accused of stealing, whom Rutherford has dismissed from his glassworks company. With the fiery passion of a parent who believes her son’s word over his despotic employer, the actress unleashes a fury that almost stops Rutherford in his tracks. In playing both roles, Ms. Affelder proves to be one of a trio of superb actresses in this production.” - Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review