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Forever – Reviews

Los Angeles Times
DYNAMIC… darkly trenchant humor… crackerjack direction and an able cast” — F. Kathleen Foley, Los Angeles Times

LA Weekly
GO!DARK AND THOUGHTFUL… culminates as a riveting face-off between good and evil… a shocker that plays out in a gripping manner. — Deborah Klugman, LA Weekly

Stage Raw
RECOMMENDED STAGE RAW TOP 10… intriguing artistically… entertaining and satisfying” — Terry Morgan, Stage Raw

Stage and Cinema

THRILLING… Art thrives when it dances on the edge of a razor…  playwright Steve Apostolina, director Anne Hearn Tobolowsky, and an astonishingly talented cast fearlessly take residence on that razor’s edge, and best of all, they make it seem effortless… The emotional urgency forces us to look inward, at our own beliefs about justice, love, truth, and cruelty.” — Samuel Garza Bernstein, Stage and Cinema

Theatre Notes
A BONA FIDE MUST-SEE… The playwright’s pace of revelation is too engrossing, too delicious to reveal anymore of the plot… The actors, under the incisive, fast paced direction of Ann Hearn Tobolowsky, deliver crisp, nuanced performances that are at once both searing and emotionally gripping while dancing on the knife edge of riotous comedy.” — Paul Myrvold, Theatre Notes

Broadway World
RIVETS YOU TO THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT… an involving, intriguing piece full of surprises… filled with intelligent, logical, scarily-realistic events with the right amount of comic lines thrown in for levity.” — Gil Kaan, Broadway World

Broadway World Hot List
HOT!… A heist, a surprise, and a moral dilemma turn playwright Steve Apostolina’s world premiere dark comedy into the one L.A. play you can’t afford to miss… [a] multi-layered Poe-like examination of human behavior” — Ellen Dostal, Broadway World

LA Splash
SPELLBINDING… masterfully written… superbly acted… one of the most compelling plays currently on stage… the very best show in town.” — Ron Irwin, L.A. Splash

On Stage
THIS SHOW IS A WINNER… a chilling thriller, with a surprising moral twist” — Jill Weinlein, On Stage

On Stage Critic’s Pick for 2017-18 Season

Ticket Holders LA
EMOTIONALLY POIGNANTRAZOR-EDGED COMEDY… we are ultimately left with a reason to contemplate what is moral and what actions are truly acceptable in the world today” — Travis Holder, Ticket Holders LA

Discover Hollywood
EXTRAORDINARY… walks the line between dark comedy and suspense… emotionally driven, high quality work” — Terry Kate, Discover Hollywood

Hettie Lynn Hurtes, KPCC 89.3 FM
EERIE AND DARK… A thriller with lots of humor to temper the tension… can’t find a better cast” — Hettie Lynne Hurtes, midday news anchor at KPCC 89.3 FM

Stage Scene LA
WOW!ABSOLUTELY SPLENDID… superb performances… Expect to be bound to the edge of your seat. Expect L.A. theater at its most original and unpredictable” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA

Gia On The Move 
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED…  delicious and oddly curious… The writing, the acting, the space, the dynamic tension, moral compass and of-the-day reasoning come into play with a hyper-real, perfect synergy.” — Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move

On Stage Los Angeles
FOREBODING AND FUNNY… a dark and nicely played mystery” — Michael Sheehan, On Stage Los

Larchmont Chronicle
FOUR STARS… a delicious series of mysteries and revelations… darkly funny… a terrific cast” — Patricia Foster Rye, Larchmont Chronicle

LA Observed 
SURPRISING… eye-opening suspense as well as laughs, with the help of a sensational cast.” — Don Shirley, LA Observed