Reviews
Ladyhouse Blues (2008)
[On having viewed production photos and heard recording of the songs by
the cast:]
“It was a truly wonderful
experience -- the best since I saw, and was part of, the original
production in NYC [in 1967]. “
The play’s author, Kevin O’Morrison
“Ladyhouse Blues is the type of nugget
that Act Inc. has famously found and featured throughout its 29-year history.
. . . O’Morrison’s two-act drama is very well written, poignant and
affecting . . . Steve Callahan’s direction is loving and meticulous, with
care and attention afforded the five talented actresses who comprise the
show’s ensemble.”
Mark Bretz, Ladue News
“Scientists (and by "scientists," of course, I mean
"men") have long speculated on a parallel universe of
"women's hearts," operating on unseen, unknowable rules of female
emotions in response to apparently insignificant events, rather than running
on the good old laws of physics. And here, Mr. O'Morrison's play gives us a
fuller, more sympathetic glimpse of that invisible parallel universe than
any other play I've ever seen, including those written by women themselves,
set in any time period you might care to mention. . . . All four actresses do great work
under the sensitive direction of Steve Callahan.”
Richard Green, Talkin’ Broadway
The Romantic Age (2008)
Director Rob Grumich keeps faith with the script . . . he never
rushes the romantic comedy, and imbues his cast with style. Teresa Doggett
gives a delicious performance as Melisande's silly mother, a woman who
seems to float through the play on the strength of the air in her head.
Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post Dispatch
The Man with a Load of Mischief (2007)
Act, Inc. once again dusted off a pair of trusty old tales, works
titled Enchanted April and Man with a Load of Mischief, with
good work in the former by Julie Venegoni and April Strelinger and by
Kirsten Wylder and Colin Nichols in the latter;
Mark Bretz, KDHX “Radio Roses”: Most memorable shows of 2007
Enchanted April (2007)
“It’s a charming story, and a wonderful cast assembled by director
Deanna Jent fills it with life, love and vibrancy in this delightful
rendition.”
Mark Bretz, Ladue News
The Real Inspector Hound (2007 fundraiser)
“St.
Louis critics take the stage as actors!”
Noises Off (2006)
“This mother of all backstage theatre comedies
serves up an evening of seemingly limitless laughs. . . . [Director Deanna] Jent and company
have provided audiences with a night to remember.”
Drama at Inish (2006)
“.
. . fascinating. . . an unexpected treat for audiences.”
Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Alice Sit-by-the-Fire (2005)
“For either the
experienced or casual theatre-goer, Alice
Sit-by-the-Fire is a fun show with a unique history that is easy to
enjoy.”
Philip Bozich, KDHX, 88.1 FM
“Comic timing that never
fails….”
Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Great Day in the Morning (2004)
“…St. Louis theatergoers are being given
the rare opportunity to share in a resurrection. Great Day in the Morning serves up a grand evening of theater.”
Dennis Brown, Riverfront Times
“ACT Inc.’s current
staging of Great Day in the Morning
rescues a fine script with strong local interest from undeserved neglect.”
Gerry Kowarsky, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“The ACT Inc.
production, sporting Deanna Jent’s well-tuned direction of a fine local
cast … plays exceptionally well in the intimate studio space of Fontbonne
University Theater.”
Nancy Crouse, KDHX, 88.1 FM
Meet Me in St. Louis
(2004)
“…a lot of fun.”
Richard Green, KDHX, 88.1 FM
“[I]n its wry depiction
of that eternal battle of man vs. wife, daughters and maid, once again Meet Me in St. Louis refreshes and
charms.”
Dennis Brown, Riverfront Times
Diana of Dobson’s (2004)
“A young woman in
possession of life’s ‘larger truths’ breaks the hearts of her betters, and
is broken even from her own meager station by her defiance of convention.”
Richard Green, KDHX, 88.1 FM
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