Los Angeles Times
“CRITIC’S CHOICE… ELECTRIFYING… Razor-sharp focus and clarity from director Andi Chapman and her stellar Antaeus ensemble… as profound as it is disturbing” — Philip Brandes, Los Angeles Times
LA Weekly
“EXCELLENT… BRILLIANTLY STAGED… GO!” — Deborah Klugman, LA Weekly
Stage Raw
“RECOMMENDED… STAGE RAW TOP TEN… unfolds with blazing intensity… a powerfully engaging and dynamic production” — Lovell Estell III, Stage Raw
KCRW 89.9 FM
“REMARKABLE… brilliantly adapted… it’s a play that if you care about race in America – you shouldn’t miss” — Anthony Byrnes, KCRW 89.9 FM
Daily News
“FOUR STARS… thoughtful shades of gray… this production remains in its audience’s eyes and ears long after the actors’ well-earned bows.” — Dany Margolies, Daily News
People’s World
“A STUPENDOUS COUP DE THÉÃTRE… run, run, run and get tickets to this riveting piece of stagework… In a word, theatre doesn’t get any better than this. It’s a requiem for an America that’s still very much alive.” — Eric Gordon, People’s World
Stage and Cinema
“HITS WITH UNRELENTING FORCE… immersive, unstoppable… a phenomenal company of actors… The fusion of sound, image, movement, and performance makes it hard to single out the source of individual creative contributions… each is at the top of his, her, or their game.” — Samuel Garza Bernstein, Stage and Cinema
Footlights
“CATHARTIC… comes as close to theatrical perfection as any show I have ever seen.” — Peter Finalyson, Footlights
The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses
“VISCERAL… made real and supremely personal the tragedy of a human life” — David MacDowell Blue, The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses
LA Splash
“RAW… HIGHLY COMPLEX… a powerful example of protest fiction.” — Elaine Mura, LA Splash
Tin Pan L.A
“A WILD RIDE inside the subconscious of Bigger Thomas… ingeniously draws out the grit, and harsh realities and consequences of racial divide in Wright’s novel and the present—audiences can’t help but be given a wakeup call that echoes all the way back to the 1940s.” — Ryan M. Luévano, Tin Pan L.A.
USC Annenbeg Media
“COMPLICATED, NUANCED AND DYNAMIC” — Francesca O’Hern, USC Annenberg Media
Los Angeles Post-Examiner
“POWERFUL… a show you will not want to miss.” — Ron Irwin, Los Angeles Post-Examiner
Gia On The Move
“INTENSELY PSYCHOLOGICAL… boldly directed… a stunning departure for Antaeus… the scenic design by Edward E. Hayes, lighting design by Andrew Schmedake, sound design by Jeff Gardner and video design by Adam R. Macias are so ground-breaking, they synergize the entire lightening-paced action, and Bigger’s thought processes, as the tour de force element of the piece.” — Tracey Paleo, Gia On the Move
On Stage and Screen
“RESONATES… IMPORTANT… the dramatic tension is expertly built.” — Erin Conley, On Stage and Screen
Broadway World Hot List
“HOT!… That sound you hear underneath Jeff Gardner’s volatile sound design just might be your own heart beating wildly in your ears.” — Ellen Dostal, Broadway World