Arts Beat LA 
“THRILLING ESCAPADES, SWORD FIGHTING, HIGH SPIRITS ON THE HIGH SEAS, AND HEROIC EXPLOITS!… embraces the novel’s spirit of excitement and discovery while uncovering the deeper coming-of-age story at its heart… works brilliantly in the versatile outdoor setting of Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum.”— Pauline Adamek, Arts Beat LA

Hollywood Progressive 
“DELICIOUSLY DELIGHTFUL… A WONDERFUL ADAPTATION… Mutiny, swordplay, gunplay, piracy and more… A rootin’-rootin’, rip-roaring adventure yarn romps at Topanga’s treasure” — Ed Rampell, Hollywood Progressive

LA Excites 
“EXHILARATING… Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum proves an extraordinarily fitting home for Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island… Buried gold may propel the play, but conscience, temptation, and integrity ultimately define it.” — Imaan Jalali, LA Excites

Stage and Cinema (+)
“VISUAL ENERGY AND SENSUAL CHARM… an astounding vitality and a sense of naturalism uncommon in theater… By treating the steep hillside and the surrounding forest as an extension of the stage, this production makes the audience feel shipwrecked right along with the cast.” — Judson Feder, Stage and Cinema

Broadway World 
“EPIC… an immersive feeling that captures the spirit of adventure… you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful place to spend a summer evening.”  Melissa Hecksher, Broadway World

Splash Magazines 
“VISCERAL, SPIRITED… energetically helmed… the real star of the show – as always – is the bucolic setting which needs no enhancement to remind us that nature is at its best in Topanga. ” — Elaine Mura, Splash Magazines

Stage Scene LA 
“COLORFUL… the swashbucklingest adventure story ever to unfold under Topanga skies… [director Ellen Geer] couldn’t have delivered a more excitingly staged production.” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA