Los Angeles Times
“CRITIC’S CHOICE… a taut and harrowing staging… precociously perfect performances by Teagan Rose and Connor Kelly-Eiding as high school swim teammates bonding in a time of confusion and crisis… the sheer psychic clout of this visceral and important play should not be underestimated. You may flinch — but you will be unable to look away.” — F. Kathleen Foley, Los Angeles Times
KCRW 89.3 FM
“COURAGEOUS AND ARTFUL… this is a play that commits to an idea and sees it through in all its messiness and power… a play that will move you deeply and stay with you.” — Anthony Byrnes, KCRW
Stage Raw
“RECOMMENDED… STAGE RAW TOP 10… IMPRESSIVE… entertaining and assured… full of unexpected humor.” — Terry Morgan, Stage Raw\
Stage and Cinema
“STAGGERINGLY WELL WRITTEN… ferociously funny… two riveting performances that will haunt me for some time to come.” — Tony Frankel, Stage and Cinema
Paul Myrvold’s Theatre Notes
“EXTRAORDINARY… builds to a climax the like of which I have never seen… Impeccably directed… handsomely mounted… Great play, great performances, great theatre! — Paul Myrvold’s Theatre Notes
LA Weekly
“COULDN’T BE TIMELIER… so gripping that it’s impossible to look away… lays out the predicament of millions of trapped, bewildered women.” — Deborah Klugman, LA Weekly
Stage Scene LA
“WOW!… FEARLESS… packs an emotional wallop made even more gut-punching by the gradual way it sneaks up on you. With Teagan Rose and Connor Kelly-Eiding giving two of the year’s most dazzling performances, it is a play you’ll be thinking about long after the locker room fades to black.” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
On Stage and Screen
“HEARTFELT, MOVING… impressively taut and gut-wrenching throughout… [Teagan] Rose and [Connor] Kelly-Eiding create a bond and characters so real you nearly forget you’re watching a play and not just eavesdropping.” — Erin Conley, On Stage and Screen
Discover Hollywood
“MESMERIC… [a] truthful, tormenting and yet witty story… raw, emotional and gritty” — Rachel Flanagan, Discover Hollywood’
The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses
“HIGH PRAISE… bring[s] honesty and humanity in massive doses to the stage” — David MacDowell Blue, The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses
Arts In LA
“REMARKABLE… introduc[es] us to [Ruby Rae Spiegel’s] clear, resounding, delightfully droll voice intimate and personal, featuring sparklingly fresh dialogue and fascinatingly real character studies… exceptionally fluid staging by director Alana Dietze” — Travis Holder, Arts In LA
LA Splash
“INSIGHTFUL, GUT-WRENCHING, HUMANE… Very strong performances by Teagan Rose and Connor Kelly-Eiding… Great directing by Alana Dietze” — Ester Benjamin Shifren, LA Splash
Colorado Boulevard
“HEART-WRENCHING… TIMELY, YET TIMELESS… Alana Dietze’s direction is superb… on point and excellent” — Carol Edger-Germain, ColoradoBoulevard.net
The Tvolution
“ONE PLAY YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY DIVE INTO… shimmers like burnished gold… [Director Alana] Dietze demonstrates a staggering artistry…. performances as close to flawless as one can conceive.” — Ernest Kearney, The Tvolution