Stage Raw
“STAGE RAW TOP TEN… RECOMMENDED… a welcomed beacon of light… a lovely, fully realized production.” — Stage Raw

Stage Scene LA
“WOW!… POIGNANT AND POWERFUL… exquisitely directed by caryn desai and performed by two gifted actors… [a] superb production.” — Stage Scene LA

Theatre Notes
“TOUR-DE-FORCE PERFORMANCES” — Theatre Notes

Splash Magazines
“COMPLEX… skillfully directed… Kudos to the two actors who make playing three complicated roles look easy.” — Splash Magazines

LA Theatrix
“MUST-SEE THEATRE… The two talented actors infuse Fugard’s richly drawn characters with poetic life… a timeless emotional story inflected with the racial politics of its setting.” —  LA Theatrix

Press Telegram / Grunion Gazette
“A LOVE LETTER TO FUGARD’S SOUTH AFRICA… has the ability to break your heart and resurrect it in 100 minutes.” — Press Telegram/Grunion Gazette

Glamgical
“A FASCINATING STORY… allows us to experience the textures of a society that is trying to break away from the past in hopes of building a country where justice and equality prevail despite the many challenges still pending today.” — Glamgical

Performing Arts Live 
“I don’t know that we have seen finer acting anywhere than what we witnessed in VALLEY SONG! Award worthy performances by Michael A. Shepperd and Belle Guillory. Your performances should be required viewing by drama schools everywhere! This show with this cast should transfer to New York! Sorry that we didn’t come earlier to spread the word not to miss this one!” — Performing Arts LIVE

Haines His Way
“A STELLAR REVIVAL… insightful and delicate… Fugard’s words and the superb acting by Shepperd and Guillory carries this 90-minute heart thumping, tear inducing, feel good work.” — Rob Stevens, Haines His Way