Jennifer Ledesma (she/her/hers) is a Mexican American performer currently based in Chicago. She grew up in Orange County, California where she began her performing arts training as a kid with dance, voice, acting, and guitar lessons. Jennifer decided to pursue her Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre at Columbia College Chicago and fell in love with the city's vibrant, supportive, and inclusive theatre community. 

Favorite credits of hers include: American Mariachi (TheatreSquared), Shrek (Drury Lane Theatre), West Side Story (Morris Performing Arts Center), Spongebob the Musical and Grand Hotel (Kokandy Productions), The Little Mermaid and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Music Theatre Works), the Chicago premiere of Bright Star (Boho Theatre), Nunsense (The Little Theatre on the Square), Same Same But Different (New York City Children's Theatre), BITE: A Pucking Queer Cabaret (Pride Films and Plays), the Chicago premiere of If/Then (Brown Paper Box Co.), and the regional premiere of Little Miss Sunshine (Chicago Theatre Workshop).

​Jennifer has been featured in Broadway In Your Backyard and New Faces Sing Broadway 1956 at Porchlight Music Theatre, and has also understudied at Theatre at the Center, Raven Theatre, and Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre.  She is proudly represented by Big Mouth Talent.

When not performing, Jennifer loves reading spicy romance novels, listening to pop culture podcasts, and exploring different neighborhoods around Chicago.

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