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Kid Like Jake – Reviews

Stage and Cinema
THE BEST PLAY ON ANY L.A. STAGE RIGHT NOWPITCH  PERFECT… The play is not only topical but timeless” — Tony Frankel, Stage and Cinema

Stage Scene LA
WOW!… had me riveted from start to finish.” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA

Theatre Notes
DRAMA AS GOOD AS IT GETS… the audience is rapt in pin-drop attention” — Paul Myrvold, Theatre Notes

Pasadena Weekly
POWERFUL…  heartrending and ever so believable..” — Jana J. Monji, Pasadena Weekly

LA Splash
INTIMATE AND INTENSE… will ring true to everyone who has ever been a parent” — Elaine Mura, LA Splash

Colorado Boulevard
GENUINE AND HEARTFELT… a dazzling night of intimate family drama… sear[s] with emotion… Director Jennifer Chambers must be lauded for shepherding one of the most realistic marriages into stage life in years.” — Melanie Hooks, Colorado Boulevard

Broadway World
SPOT ON… strong actors” — Gil Kaan, Broadway World

Larchmont Buzz
MULTI-LAYERED… The main character is the unseen but vividly painted Jake, whose ‘gender-expansive play’ and its repercussions send the adults in his world into a convoluted tizzy… Utterback beautifully pulls off a complicated everymom… Sharon Lawrence shines.” — Laura Foti Cohen, Larchmont Buzz

On Stage and Screen, LADCC
SMART AND THOUGHTFUL… smart dialogue and keen performances” — Erin Conley, On Stage and Screen

People’s World
MORE TIMELY THAN EVER… a study of marital intimacy and the aspirations, often unarticulated, that couples assume of one another… The acting is highly credible: Anyone who has been in an intimate relationship will recognize both the zenith and the nadir of emotions.”  Eric Gordon, People’s World

Desert Star Weekly 
A DEEPLY, EMOTIONALLY-AFFECTING EXPERIENCE “ — Lisa Lyons, Desert Star Weekly

Gia On The Move
RECOMMENDED… Well written and well acted… The actors are top-notch and the production is excellent” — Matt Ritchey, Gia On The Move

USC Annenberg Media
UNNERVING REALISM… the seemingly surface-level disagreements between two parents about their child’s schooling become a larger conversation about his gender expression and diversity” — Ginger Gordon, USC Annenberg Media