Los Angeles Times
“POWERFUL… WILL LEAVE YOU SHAKEN… unleashes the power of well-crafted documentary theater… a trenchant cautionary tale.” — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
Stage Raw
“A STUNNING AND IMPORTANT WORK… seamlessly and masterfully blends the political with the personal… the performances are all first-rate… STAGE RAW TOP 10… RECOMMENDED.” — Iris Mann, Stage Raw
Stage Scene LA
“WOW!… RIVETING AND GUT-WRENCHING… seventy of the most electrifying minutes of live theater you’re likely to see all year… Los Angeles theater at its most presidential-election-year powerful.” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
On Stage Los Angeles
“CHILLING… WELL-CRAFTED… A MUST-SEE EVENT… AN EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCTION.” — Michael Sheehan, On Stage Los Angeles
Angeles Stage
“EXCITING… REMARKABLY DRAMATIC… in-your-face performances.” — Don Shirley, Angeles Stage
Larchmont Buzz
“A POWERFUL PIECE OF THEATER… adds detail and nuance to the news coverage.” — Laura Foti Cohen, Larchmont Buzz
The Hollywood Times
“INSIGHTFUL AND TIMELY… a heart-rending glimpse into the mind of a disturbed man who is driven to extreme actions… hits hard at the dangerous divide in political ideology that seems to be tearing this country apart.” — Robert St. Martin, The Hollywood Times
ShowMag
“HARROWING … A riveting performance and a timely story that serves as a warning for our next election cycle.” — Leigh Kennicott, Showmag
WFMU Radio
“RIVETING… UNIQUE… the performances are outstanding… the Fountain Theatre does intimate theater in a thrilling way… Go out and see Fatherland.” — Bob Barth, WFMU Radio
Stage and Cinema
TIMELY, CLEVERLY CRAFTED [AND] WELL-EXECUTED… offers a glimpse into the intimate worlds of two individuals who got carried away by a powerful current of sociopolitical forces.” — Christopher Bratten, Stage and Cinema
Century City /Westwood News
“AN OUTSTANDING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE… explosive … hair-raising … a cautionary tale of the danger that could lie ahead for our country.” — Beverly Cohn, Century City / Westwood News
2 Urban Girls
“A PROFOUND PIECE OF ART… outstanding.” — Emilie St. John, 2 Urban Girls
Discover Hollywood
“POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE… strong, strong play!” — Amalisha HUeck, Discover Hollywood
The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses
“HUMAN AND HUMANE… The performances are nothing less than stellar… emotionally eviscerating.” — David MacDowell Blue, The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses
Hollywood Progressive
“BRILLIANT… RIVETING… both sharply specific and universal… The gradual decay of their father-and-son loving relationship into the harshest of divides rings painfully true, forming the emotional core of this moving play… [A] MASTERPIECE.”— Dick Price, Sharon Kyle and Linnea Friberg-Price, Hollywood Progressive
Ticket Holders LA
“BRILLIANT AND PERFECTLY SEAMLESS… arresting and highly polished playmaking.” — Travis Holder, Ticket Holder LA
The Tvolution
“RIVETING… conncentrate[s] the historical to the humanity into its essence… The casting is superlative.” — Ernest Kearney, The Tvolution
LA Theatrix
“NOT ONLY TIMELY, BUT PERHAPS VITAL… expert staging… both finely tuned and in tune with our times.” — Anita W. Harris, LA Theatrix