Jayne Taini

"Longtime character actress Jayne Taini (When We Rise) somehow masterfully weaves together the worlds of progressive dementia and psychological horror with an incredibly raw, vulnerable performance as Dena that simply aches with its authenticity"

"Jayne Taini deserves a Stanislavsky Award for her embodiment of Marina, the old nurse who lovingly attends to all these colicky adults. I once taught a playwright class in which we read “Uncle Vanya” strictly through the eyes of Marina, a subordinate character who proves Stanislavski’s dictum that there are no small parts, only small actors. Taini conveyed for me the holy substance of this beautiful play."