The Ladies Foursome (Globe Theatre)
Tate is a little on the neurotic side and Shebelski got plenty of laughs out of the quirks.
-The Leader Post, Regina
The Snow Queen (Globe Theatre)
The elves Gerda (Jamie Lee Shebelski) and Kai (Jeremy Hilsendager) powered the production forward in their relentless effort to find and free Baldur. Gerda is a shining example of how a single person — or in her case, an elf — can impact the world.
-The Leader Post, Regina
Othello (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan)
Perhaps the only truly heroic character in the play is Iago’s wife, Emilia. Staunchly defending Desdemona and bravely defying both society’s view of women and her treacherous husband, she’s brought brilliantly to life by Jamie Lee Shebelski.
-The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon
The Importance of Being Earnest (Persephone Theatre)
It's rare in a play to want to see the same segment repeated a time or two. But that's how you feel after Shebelski and Moroz's landmark scene where Gwendolen and Cecily first meet and mistakenly believe they are rivals. In order, they feign amity, then shoot poisoned darts at each other, then become allies. It's magic.
-The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon
Hamlet (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan)
As Ophelia, Jamie Lee Shebelski's transformation is stunning. You practically gasp when you see her dress torn, her skin dirty, her makeup running. And the way she treats and mistreats those around her is disturbing and satisfying at the same time.
-The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon
Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan)
Jamie lee Shebelski, a tiny person with a big talent, was perfetly cast as Juliet. Shebelski plays her as feisty and occasionally giggle at first, then grows the character into a woman faced with hideous choices. Shebelski is not 14, as Juliet is written, but you believe she could be.
-The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon
Silence (Northern Light Theatre)
Shebelski, a Saskatoon import, brings a special physicality to the part of Silence that makes a highly implausible-sounding role seem surprisingly convincing.
-Vue Weekly, Edmonton
It's All True (Last Exit Theatre)
While there were no weak performances to be seen, the two female leads in the play - Jamie Lee Shebelski and Angela Christie - should be commended for their performances. Not only do both women handle their multiple roles with ease, they’re forced to switch between them on the turn of a dime, as flashback sequences begin and end.
-Planet S, Saskatoon
Of particular note are the two women in the cast, each handling multiple roles and multiple accents with aplomb. Jamie Lee Shebelski switches easily between no-nonsense stage manager Jeannie Rosenthal and Welle’s bitter, witty and vindictive (justifiably so) wife Virginia.
-The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon
The Alchemist (Dancing Sky Theatre)
Part of the enjoyment is seeing how they switch from one character to another. Shebelski, for instance, shows her range playing the impossibly sweet Fatima, and then, in a very funny way, a grumpy Arab merchant . . . The company really shows what it’s made of in serving the story’s more spectacular moments . . . even something as potentially problematic as having a camel on stage is solved with nothing more than a blanket and some inspired movement.
-The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon
The Selkie Wife
Hilarity ensues when Dylan accompanies Mary and Cal's daughter Brigit (Jamie Lee Shebelski) to a school dance. Brigit is wide-eyed when her teenage desires are fulfilled beyond her wildest dreams, and Shebelski is absolutely delightful to watch while it happens.
-The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon
The Science of Disconnection (LiveFive)
Taking on the role of Meitner is the charming, talented, starred-in-Velocity-and-is-therefore-better-than-other-people Jamie Lee Shebelski. She marches timidly out on stage (if one can indeed march timidly) armed with a small leather suitcase and a memory of old Berlin. She carries the one-woman show with grace and reserve. She holds the audience's attention through gesture and stillness, enthusiasm and despair. Her performance is brave in both its intimacy and its sense of defiance.
-The Prairie Groundling, Saskatoon
Gordon Winter (National Arts Centre/Persephone Theatre)
Jamie Lee Shebelski's Cynthia Henhawk, is spot on as the smart, young Lawyer with Native roots, assigned a defendant who dismisses her advice with churlish, misogynist arrogance. She performs due diligence and defends the man, embarking on a journey that challenges her sense of self and threatens a cherished friendship. Shebelski knows how to manage a transformation.
-Capital Critics' Circle