"I first met Jerrold Scott in London some years back:  he studied with me on the RADA Advanced Shakespeare Course of which I was the director and principal tutor...Since then, I have seen a number of his productions.  They have showed me how perceptive Jerrold is as a director:  how he revels in the sensitive display of detail; and yet how unafraid he is of the ample theatrical gesture".--Geoff Bullen, former Director of BA Acting, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

"I have had the opportunity to be directed twice by Jerrold Scott. He is a most demanding and generous director. He sees the actor's potential, and will not settle on anything but the best. He helped me find the balance between precision and spontaneity. A great joy which has since continued to influence my work".--Anne Kelly Tromsness, actor/director; Director of Education, The Warehouse Theatre

"If Present Laughter is the last full production to occupy the venerable Brooks Theatre stage at the Cleveland Play House, consider it a blessing. The Brooks’ intimate brick-walled, wood-floored space has been home to countless shows. And this crisp and thoroughly delightful work...comes across as a love letter both to the Brooks and to the Play House in general.

The self-deprecatory romp authored by Noel Coward is a heaping serving of luscious, urbane and oh-so-witty dialog. And the young performers from CWRU handle it all with sophistication and dexterity under the finely-tuned direction of Jerrold Scott." --Christine Howey, "Rave and Pan", March 2011