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The Hairy Ape – Reviews

Los Angeles Times
“[A] PROPULSIVE STAGING… lays an audience flat with the brute force of a modern tragedy.” — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Time

People’s World
DO NOT MISS IT… The Odyssey production utterly convinces that The Hairy Ape is one of the early masterworks of 20th-century American theatre.” —Eric Gordon, People’s World

LIVING OUT LOUD
A MUST-WATCH PRODUCTION… superb performances… fierce and attention-grabbing in an artful way” — Marvin Vasquez, Living Our Loud

On Stage Los Angeles
STYLIZED AND POETIC, at once enchants and brings the text to life.” Michael Sheehan, On Stage Los Angeles

LA Splash
NOTEWORTHY… scenes of beauty and grace…the ideas are crystal clear… a very talented cast” — Elaine Mura, LA Splash

On Stage and Screen
FANTASTIC… a first-rate production” — Erin Conley, On Stage and Screen

KCRW 89.9 FM
“UNDENIABLY VIRILE
… There’s no question this is a good production of The Hairy Ape.” — Anthony Byrnes, KCRW 89.9 FM

The Tvolution
IT WORKS… his cast is wonderfully in sync to Berkoff’s intent [and] skillfully convey to the stage all the extreme demands Berkoff puts on them” — Ernest Kearney, The Tvolution

Theatre Notes
SPLENDID… This high-energy production is as good as it gets.” — Paut Myrvold, Theatre Notes

ColoradoBoulevard.net
UNFORGETTABLE …. starkly staged and beautifully choreographed… Looking forward to a second visit to experience this performance again.” — Carol Edger Germain, ColoradoBoulevard.net

Total Theater
EXCITEMENT AND DRAMA WITH A CAPITAL D — Will Manus, Total Theater

BroadwayWorld / Culver City News
BRILLIANT… Haile D’Alan[‘s] incredible and extremely physical performance lifts the entire production to the highest artistic quality… Kudos to the entire acting ensemble” — Shari Barrett, BroadwayWorld and Culver City News