THE OLDEST BOY
"Sokolowski... is a quietly captivating force trapped between two worlds" -DC Theatre Scene
"Funny and pensive" -The Washington Post (following review of Fractal Theatre)
"A visually lovely and emotionally moving version of this magical play" -DC Metro Theater Arts
"Lovely to look at and listen to" -Magic Time!
"[This production] perfectly captured the spirit of a Sarah Ruhl show" -Broadwayworld
"This is a beautiful, tempered production that ultimately offers hope and a belief in the magic of the universe we inhabit. It's a journey well worth taking" -MD Theatre Guide
"Funny and pensive" -The Washington Post (following review of Fractal Theatre)
"A visually lovely and emotionally moving version of this magical play" -DC Metro Theater Arts
"Lovely to look at and listen to" -Magic Time!
"[This production] perfectly captured the spirit of a Sarah Ruhl show" -Broadwayworld
"This is a beautiful, tempered production that ultimately offers hope and a belief in the magic of the universe we inhabit. It's a journey well worth taking" -MD Theatre Guide
AMONG THE DEAD
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"A magical pause in time to suspend disbelief and reflect on the power of imagination and memory"
-DC Theatre Scene "A first rate production" -DC Metro Theater Arts "An audacious, time-hopping tale of war, frailty and resilience" -The Washington Post "Fun and unexpected... breath-taking" -MD Theatre Guide
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NEW GUIDELINES FOR PEACEFUL TIMES
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"A pleasurable twist finish that makes the entire composition easy to admire" -The Washington Post
"This is a production that really uses the 'less is more' adage with precision and perfection" -DC Theatre Scene "An intimate uninterrupted provocative conversation" -DC Metro Theater Arts "Packed into [one] hour this play takes us on a journey through truth vs. lies…do the arts matter…can theatre have an impact in preserving man’s better nature…how do you leave a world behind?" -MD Theatre Guide "A nifty battle of wits with at least one surprise turn" - Broadwayworld "Hopefully it reaches the audience in a way that not only lands on them but digs in the guts and moves a couple of things around. And hopefully when they walk away from the theater, when they get home that night and are about to turn off their phones and go to sleep, they’re still thinking about what they saw that night. And they’re somehow changed."- An interview with actor Michael Kevin Darnall "Both Darnall and Saldaño are superb. Their level of concentration is through the roof. On press night, they delivered a very wordy (and quite beautifully translated) script without a moment of falter." -Washington Blade |
THE SMALL ROOM AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS
"A splendid production of a beautifully crafted play" -DC Theatre Scene
"Well crafted, suspenseful... smartly directed... a rewarding play with plenty of punch" -DC Metro Theater Arts
"A poised, compelling cast and stylish design" - The Washington Post
"Spooky Action Theater is good about seeking out interesting works from unusual sources" -Broadwayworld
"Brilliantly terrifying" -Magic Time!
"Well crafted, suspenseful... smartly directed... a rewarding play with plenty of punch" -DC Metro Theater Arts
"A poised, compelling cast and stylish design" - The Washington Post
"Spooky Action Theater is good about seeking out interesting works from unusual sources" -Broadwayworld
"Brilliantly terrifying" -Magic Time!
THE LATHE OF HEAVEN
"An absorbing sci-fi playground" -The Washington Post
"A wild theatrical experience... impressive and captivating" -City Paper
"What a fun and fantastic journey" -MD Theatre Guide
"Narrative verve, literary cred, and nonstop wit" -DC Metro Theater Arts
"This show imaginatively transports audiences" -DC Theatre Scene
"A singular vision in [a] reverent approach to Le Guin" -Broadwayworld
"A wild theatrical experience... impressive and captivating" -City Paper
"What a fun and fantastic journey" -MD Theatre Guide
"Narrative verve, literary cred, and nonstop wit" -DC Metro Theater Arts
"This show imaginatively transports audiences" -DC Theatre Scene
"A singular vision in [a] reverent approach to Le Guin" -Broadwayworld
I KILLED MY MOTHER
"I Killed my Mother is a play you may want to see at least twice." -DC Metro Theater Arts
"Absorbing and poetic." -DC Theatre Scene
"Absorbing and poetic." -DC Theatre Scene
THE MAN WHO
"Exceptionally well designed and crafted" -DC Metro Theater Arts
"This production will take you through an array of emotions, and expose some of the many mysteries of the fragile computers in our heads." -MD Theatre Guide
"A moving look at mental illness" -DCist
"Superb, powerful performances" -DC Theatre Scene
"Steady and interesting... A welcome invitation to contemplate." -The Washington Post
"Efficient, cheerful... imbued with a humanity." -Broadwayworld
"This production will take you through an array of emotions, and expose some of the many mysteries of the fragile computers in our heads." -MD Theatre Guide
"A moving look at mental illness" -DCist
"Superb, powerful performances" -DC Theatre Scene
"Steady and interesting... A welcome invitation to contemplate." -The Washington Post
"Efficient, cheerful... imbued with a humanity." -Broadwayworld
THE RIVER
"A revalatory, deeply mysterious experience not to be missed" - MD Theatre Guide
"An immersive, imaginative, intuitively spot-on experience; a mouth-watering marriage of form and substance" - DC Theatre Scene
"A seductive deep dive into the drama of male-female hooking up. Self-delusion and disillusion. Best intentions and betrayal. Imbalance of power" - John Stoltenberg
"An immersive, imaginative, intuitively spot-on experience; a mouth-watering marriage of form and substance" - DC Theatre Scene
"A seductive deep dive into the drama of male-female hooking up. Self-delusion and disillusion. Best intentions and betrayal. Imbalance of power" - John Stoltenberg
RAMEAU'S NEPHEW
"Henrich has empowered the production with a hustling style of rapid verbal word play emotionally enhanced with brisk physicality." -DC Metro Theater Arts
"There is absolutely nothing mediocre in Spooky Action Theater's production, and plenty that rises to the level of genius." -MD Theatre Guide
"Smith's antic tour-de-force performance -- a reason to rush to see this show." -Magic Time
"A production with flashes of outright brilliance... Smith commands the charmingly sleazy title role." -Broadwayworld
"Relevant and interesting... A fun night of philosophy." -DC Theatre Scene
"There is absolutely nothing mediocre in Spooky Action Theater's production, and plenty that rises to the level of genius." -MD Theatre Guide
"Smith's antic tour-de-force performance -- a reason to rush to see this show." -Magic Time
"A production with flashes of outright brilliance... Smith commands the charmingly sleazy title role." -Broadwayworld
"Relevant and interesting... A fun night of philosophy." -DC Theatre Scene
HAPPY HOUR
"There is much to be lauded in this wholly original production that is undeniably a new and rising art form." -DC Metro Theater Arts
"I lost myself... if the best theatre can take you away from yourself, then that is exactly the experience of Happy Hour." -MD Theatre Guide
"I particularly enjoyed the room that evoked an aging mad scientist's secret den." -The Washington Post
"If this is the future of theater, it's a bright one." -DC Theatre Scene
"It gives you permission to play." -City Paper
"I lost myself... if the best theatre can take you away from yourself, then that is exactly the experience of Happy Hour." -MD Theatre Guide
"I particularly enjoyed the room that evoked an aging mad scientist's secret den." -The Washington Post
"If this is the future of theater, it's a bright one." -DC Theatre Scene
"It gives you permission to play." -City Paper
COLLABORATORS
"Richard Henrich directs a perfectly cast production" -Broadwayworld
"Collaborators is a theatrical experience you won't want to miss." -DC Metro Theater Arts
"Collaborators is chock full of wonderful characters and is elegantly directed, staged, and set up" -DC Theatre Scene
"Diving headfirst into the satire of Hodge's play, Spooky Action Theater's Collaborators depicts the endurance of the human spirit in the midst of oppression." -MD Theatre Guide
"Visually stylish... persuasively colorful performances." -The Washington Post
"The acting in Collaborators is uniformly solid. Reisman and Duquette have great chemistry as the author and the dictator."
-Washington City Paper
"Director Richard Henrich's interpretation skillfully holds the era's realities of humor and horror in the same palm." -DCist
"Collaborators is a theatrical experience you won't want to miss." -DC Metro Theater Arts
"Collaborators is chock full of wonderful characters and is elegantly directed, staged, and set up" -DC Theatre Scene
"Diving headfirst into the satire of Hodge's play, Spooky Action Theater's Collaborators depicts the endurance of the human spirit in the midst of oppression." -MD Theatre Guide
"Visually stylish... persuasively colorful performances." -The Washington Post
"The acting in Collaborators is uniformly solid. Reisman and Duquette have great chemistry as the author and the dictator."
-Washington City Paper
"Director Richard Henrich's interpretation skillfully holds the era's realities of humor and horror in the same palm." -DCist
DUIR-WYYD: THE DREAMER'S DOORWAY
A guest production by Sandra Kammann
"It is intruiging to see a work in progress that has real merit... Sandra Kammann's direction is smart and perfectly frames the action. Kammann is to be credited for conceiving a play that is intruiging, educational, and heartening." -DC Metro Theater Arts
CAN'T COMPLAIN
"Brilliant writing and direction, incredible acting, and visually striking set design make Can't Complain a 'Must See' event." -DC Metro Theater Arts
"Christine Evans' Can't Complain is an exquisitely beautiful play that cuts to the bone... The superb ensemble of actors makes an eerie, absurd world feel matter-of-fact and comfy, as if we belong and live in it every day." -DC Theatre Scene
"Evans has written a surreal comedy... There's plenty of blarney and aggrieved venting in this lively play, but it comes down to a painful, personal mother-daughter reckoning, handled with grace." -The Washington Post
"Director Michael Bloom has succeeded in creating a subtle and emotionally effective production. Unsettling as it is, it is fascinating to watch this story unfold." -MD Theatre Guide
"The achievement of Can't Complain is also to the glory of the New Works in Action program. If plays like this are the results of its process, I can't wait to see more." -Broadwayworld
"Christine Evans' Can't Complain is an exquisitely beautiful play that cuts to the bone... The superb ensemble of actors makes an eerie, absurd world feel matter-of-fact and comfy, as if we belong and live in it every day." -DC Theatre Scene
"Evans has written a surreal comedy... There's plenty of blarney and aggrieved venting in this lively play, but it comes down to a painful, personal mother-daughter reckoning, handled with grace." -The Washington Post
"Director Michael Bloom has succeeded in creating a subtle and emotionally effective production. Unsettling as it is, it is fascinating to watch this story unfold." -MD Theatre Guide
"The achievement of Can't Complain is also to the glory of the New Works in Action program. If plays like this are the results of its process, I can't wait to see more." -Broadwayworld
JARRY INSIDE OUT
"A joy for those who crave a completely untethered theatrical experience." -BroadwayWorld.com
"Lord knows the drama world needs more experimental biographies over cradle-to-grave snoozefests, particularly when the subject demands it, and Jarry certainly does." -City Paper
"You don't need to be familiar with the works of French avant-gardist Alfred Jarry to enjoy the earnest and resourceful Jarry Inside Out." -DCist
"Lord knows the drama world needs more experimental biographies over cradle-to-grave snoozefests, particularly when the subject demands it, and Jarry certainly does." -City Paper
"You don't need to be familiar with the works of French avant-gardist Alfred Jarry to enjoy the earnest and resourceful Jarry Inside Out." -DCist
LAST OF THE WHYOS
"The theater’s first obligation is to work our intellect and emotions, and Last of the Whyos does just that… I know theatre Washington has done a great deal of critical thinking about the Helen Hayes awards, so I’m reluctant to come up with a new suggestion. But if they ever decide to give an award for directorial inventiveness, Holderness is my candidate.” -DC Theatre Scene
“Intriguing, baffling, and brilliantly designed.” -DC Metro Theater Arts
“It’s always a treat to see a Spooky Action production.” -MD Theatre Guide
“A journey through time and a search for self.” -BroadwayWorld.com
"Daring, poetic... arresting imagery... The performances are confident and engaging." -The Washington Post
"Holderness captures a great melancholy among the carnival: the ramshackle peace of the hut where the sideshow crew live, the wish-washing of the hard waves beneath it all." -City Paper
“Intriguing, baffling, and brilliantly designed.” -DC Metro Theater Arts
“It’s always a treat to see a Spooky Action production.” -MD Theatre Guide
“A journey through time and a search for self.” -BroadwayWorld.com
"Daring, poetic... arresting imagery... The performances are confident and engaging." -The Washington Post
"Holderness captures a great melancholy among the carnival: the ramshackle peace of the hut where the sideshow crew live, the wish-washing of the hard waves beneath it all." -City Paper
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