Los Angeles Times
“CRITIC’S CHOICE… MAGIC… inventive staging and solid command of source text make for a memorable re-imagining… Jack Stehlin makes it clear out of the gate he’s no by-the-book Prospero… [a] radical overarching concept” — Philip Brandes, Los Angeles Times
Stage Raw
“RECOMMENDED… STAGE RAW TOP 10… puts the entire play in a powerful new perspective… abounds with visual and choreographic poetry… a vibrant, funny, heartbreaking show… A STUNNER” — Terry Morgan, Stage Raw
Shakespeare in LA
“WILL BLOW YOUR MIND… transcends all expectations… so profoundly moving, so exciting and original, that I cannot urge you enough to go see it. If you only make time for one Shakespeare production this year, let it be this one… theatre magic at its finest.” — Ellen Dostal, Shakespeare in LA
Theatre Ghost
“SHEER MAGIC.. amps up the play’s sense of wonder, and focuses its emotional intensity like a crystal focusing a laser… As Prospero, master actor Jack Stehlin…lights our way to a most startling interpretive choice at the play’s end… Shakespeare would weep with joy to see the heart of his most personal work so radiantly revealed.” —Mark Hein, Theatre Ghost
The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses
“THE BEST VERSION OF THE TEMPEST I HAVE EVER SEEN” – David MacDowell Blue, The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses
Culture Spot LA
“STRIKING AND INDELIBLE… POWERFUL… we are served humor as well as gravitas, love with betrayal, hope with unbearable loss… a special spell perfectly befitting an enchanted isle. RECOMMENDED. —David Maurer, Culture Spot LA
Paul Myrvold’s Theatre Notes
“BOLD AND MUSCULAR… the most inventive production of The Tempest that I have ever seen…If you love originality, if you love theatricality, if you love words and action that make the sometimes-difficult language of Shakespeare accessible, then do not miss this production. YOU WILL BE THRILLED.” — Paul Myrvold’s Theatre Notes
Santa Monica Daily Press
“TRULY UNIQUE… will make you consider this play in an all-new light.” — Sarah A. Sptiz, Santa Monica Daily Press
BroadwayWorld
“VISUALLY STUNS” —Gil Kaan, Broadwayworld
ColoradoBoulevard.net
“CREATIVE AND UNIQUE… A visual and lyrical feast of dance, theater, athletic movement, multi-person characters, dual- and triple-role actors, and other fresh twists that give this beloved classic tragicomedy it’s own personality.” — Carol Edger-Germain, ColoradoBoulevard.net
Total Theater
“UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT” — Will Manus, Total Theater
StageSceneLA
“WOW!… MESMERIZING… Farmanesh-Bocca takes reinvention to such an excitingly new level, it’s no wonder Tempest Redux is the most buzzed-about Shakespeare show in town.” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
CurtainUp
“HIGHLY ENCHANTING… With adaptor/director Farmanesh-Bocca at the creative helm and a marvelous Stehlin leading a strong cast, The Tempest has been shaken, pureed and creatively messed with to exciting effect… rich and dynamic end-to-end.” — Evan Henerson, Curtain Up