Minneapolis Professional Theatre: The Guthrie Theatre
Ella by Jeffrey Hatcher (produced July 21 - Sept. 20, 2009)
· “A Musical Event That Captures A Legend!”
o http://www.theatreinchicago.com/playdetail.php?playID=1700
· “…as a cabaret performance than a dramatic one.”
o http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/06/AR2008010602354.html
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
directed by Joe Dowling (Produced Sept 12 - Nov. 8, 2009)
· “takes propriety to the point of absurdity and well beyond”
o http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/theater/reviews/26earnest.html
· “After rereading Mr. Oscar Wilde's "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People"
o http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92303.The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest
Faith Healer by Brian Friel (Produced 0ctober 17 - December 6, 2009)
· “Brian Friel's mesmerising play about faith and art…”
o http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2001/nov/30/theatre.artsfeatures1
· “At the heart of Faith Healer is the same “tragic conflict”
§ http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/new_hibernia_review/summary/v013/13.1.gleitman.html
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Produced Nov 19 - Dec 31, 2009)
· “…cold air of Charles Dickens’ mystical tale.”
o http://www.bostontheatrereview.com/2009/12/a-christmas-carol-2/
· “Dickens’ tale of recalcitrant selfishness and redemption is a melodrama in the best sense:”
o http://riverwriter.ca/wordcurrents/2009/12/20/review-a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens/
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (Produced Jan 9 - Jan 31, 2009)
· “Romeo & Juliet is an unforgettable tale of…romance.”
o http://www.goldstar.com/events/burbank-ca/romeo-and-juliet.html
· “Everyone is familiar with William Shakespeare’s tragedy…”
o http://anime.suite101.com/article.cfm/romeo_x_juliet_an_anime_review
Macbeth by William Shakespeare (Produced Jan 30 - April 3, 2010)
· “…are high in melodrama”
o http://www.scene4.com/qreviews/2009/04/macbeth_by_william_shakespeare.html
· “of the Western World, Ages of the Moon) lays bare the darkest side of human nature.”
o http://www.indublin.ie/Events/Theatre/Macbeth_by_William_Shakespeare.aspx
M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang (Produced April 17 - June 6, 2010)
· “playwright David Henry Hwang's humorous…”
o http://www.curtainup.com/mbutterflydc.html
· Philadelphia Theatre Company, says: "The words realism…”
o http://www.curtainup.com/mbutterflyphila.html
Doll House by Rebecca Gilman (Produced May 22 - July 11, 2009)
· “enjoy a well acted, well directed drama,…
o http://www.centerstagechicago.com/theatre/articles/dollhouse.html
· “moments of deliciously dark comedy…
o http://events.twincities.com/minneapolis-mn/events/show/88975926-dollhouse
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith (Produced July 3 - Aug 21, 2010)
· “An uproariously funny comedy of confusion!”
o http://www.phillyfunguide.com/event/detail/56085
· “highly moralistic “sentimental comedy”
o http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/nyregion/25theatnj.html
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (Produced Aug 14 - Oct 3, 2009)
· “most famous characters of modern drama”
o http://www.curtainup.com/streetcar.html
· “that a straightforward, naturalistic approach to Tennessee Williams's greatest drama”
Minneapolis Academic Theatre: University of Minnesota Duluth
Ring Round the Moon: A Charade with Music by Jean Anouihl (Produced 2001)
· “…worldly, romantic French.”
o http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9905E4DD123DF93AA15757C0A96F958260&fta=y
· “such an unashamedly snobby boulevard comedy”
Victory by Howard Barker (Produced 2002)
· “Barker's drama is a swaggering piece of epic political theatre”
o http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/mar/10/victory-arcola-london-review
· “the demands of realism or any ideology.”
o http://www.thewrestlingschool.co.uk/barker.html
Sugar by Peter Stone (Produced 2009)
· “transform a disposable musical.”
· “…a dramatic experience itself.”
o http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=5083694&blogId=476760585
Stop Kiss by Diana Son, (Produced 2002)
· “…story that uses a gay love.”
o http://www.curtainup.com/stopkiss.html
· “joyous undercurrent to the tragedy-defined “Stop Kiss,”
Sausage by Jeff Hatalsky (Produced 2009)
· “This family friendly Commedia delle'Arte”
o http://www.americantowns.com/mn/duluth/events/sausage-6
· “hilarious physical comedy”
o http://www.americantowns.com/mn/duluth/events/sausage-3
Is he dead? By Mark Twain (Production April 2010)
· “It has farce”
o http://www.eujacksonville.com/story2.php?storyid=149
· “A highly entertaining comedy…”
o http://ucpress.edu/books/pages/10118.php
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare(produced 2009)
· “Much Ado About Nothing is Shakespeare’s best comedy.”
o http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/10/29/much-ado-about-nothing-2/
· “…also contains its share of drama”
o http://www.reelviews.net/movies/m/much_ado.html
Bus Stop by William Inge (produced 2008)
· “FINE PRESENTATION OF DRAMA”
o http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9406E5DC1538F93AA2575BC0A962948260
· “and his one out-and-out comedy”
o http://www.theatermirror.com/CRbusstopwtf.htm
Urinetown by Greg Kotis (produced 2008)
· “Urinetown The Musical,…”
o http://raleighlittletheatre.org/archives/reviews/urinetown-mcdowell.html
· “is that it’s a musical comedy, underscore comedy, and a very funny one at that.”
o http://www.theatrereviews.com/urinetown.html
THE FACTORY GIRLS By Frank McGuinness (produced 2010)
· “Women Speaking Up for Freedom and Fairness in an Irish Factory.”
o http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9C0CE1D7163EF936A15754C0A96F958260
· “The drama never quite overcomes…”
o http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2006/feb/02/fringetheatre
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