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Citizen – Reviews

Los Angeles Times
CRITIC’S CHOICE… Claudia Rankine’s powerful writings about the trauma of racism make for a staging and message that resonate” — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times

Stage Raw
PICK OF THE WEEK a transcendent theatrical experience” — Myron Meisel, Stage Raw

Capital and Main
SENSITIVE AND POWERFUL” — Alex Demyanenko, Capital and Main

Donloe’s Lowdown
E for EXCELLENT! (highest rating)…  thought-provoking and eye-opening… [Finney’s] direction is fluid, vast, creative, expressive and non-traditional… the actors deliver vibrant, emotive performances.” — Darlene Donloe, Donloe’s Lowdown

Hollywood Progressive
PACKS A POWERFUL PUNCH… A significant, substantial work that is must-see (and must-hear!) viewing (and listening!).” — Ed Rampell, Hollywood Progressive

ArtsInLA.com
A STARTLINGLY CREATIVE and highly theatrical meditation on the inequities of race relations in America… dynamic direction… [a] stellar cast.” — Travis Michael Holder, Arts In LA

Discover Hollywood
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED… a work of art and a song for our time.” — Suzanne Birrell, Discover Hollywood

Talkin’ Broadway
AN EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTION OF A STUNNING WORK… can’t be forgotten.” — Sharon Perlmutter, Talkin’Broadway

The Tvolution
POWERFUL, PROVOCATIVE, TIMELY… should not be missed.” – Ernest Kearney, The Tvolution

ColoradoBoulevard.net
INTERESTING, PROVOCATIVE, IMPORTANT AND ENERGIZING… I urge everyone to see this piece.” — Carol Edger Germain, ColoradoBoulevard.net

Curtain Up
INTELLIGENT, SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS… experience Citizen and let the ensuing discussion continue.” — Evan Henerson, Curtain Up

EDGE
AN EXTRAORDINARY ‘COUP-DE-THEATRE’
… a must-see production” — Dale Reynolds, EDGE

KCRW
POWERFUL AND INESCAPABLY ESSENTIAL… what theater’s about” — Anthony Byrnes, KCRW

LA Weekly
POTENT AND PROFOUNDLY UNSETTLING” — Bill Raden, LA Weekly

The Markaz
SUPERB WRITING AND ACTING… The American lyric of “Citizen” matters.” — Rick Chertoff, The Markaz

Theatre Spoken Here / Not Born Yesterday
“ENERGY AND PASSION
” — Morna Martel, Theatre Spoken Here and Not Born Yesterday