Ruth Gamble...
...can wring belly laughs out of the audience
NYTheatre.com
The Refugee Girls Revue
In The Refugee Girls Revue, playwright/comedian Jena Friedman takes satirical aim at so many targets that it would be easy for her to miss the mark here and there. Yet
...part of a well-oiled comedic ensemble
Time Out New York
The Refugee Girls Revue
**** (Four stars) Tsunamis, illegal immigration, child labor, global warming: Nothing is safe or sacred in the deliciously wicked spoof that is The Refugee Girls Revue.
...is seriously hilarious
Lingual Tremors
The Refugee Girls Revue
I still have seven shows to go, but so far, my vote for best play at Fringe NYC 2008 is Jena Friedman's The Refugee Girls Revue: A Musical Parody.
Some background: for
...is marvelously agile and brilliant at showing character
Center Stage Chicago
The Story of Francis and Wild Gil
In "The Story of Francis and Wild Gil," the amiable, meandering new play at the Gorilla Tango Theatre, Great Depression-era bank robbers serve pancakes, befriend
...has a furry feistiness and aggressive seduction, too
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
‘El Paso’ pursues unusual itinerary
With any successful play, the destination can be said to be worth the journey. But with Quantum Theatre's "El Paso Blue," the reverse is also true.
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...steals the show though with her unique brand of sardonic comedy: Her timing is always right
The Pitt News
Love, Vengeance on the Road
No one knows how to craft mood and space quite like Quantum Theatre.
Tucked in Lawrenceville past Butler and 55th streets and over abandoned railroad tracks, the stage
...nails the necessary accents and reality to bring the character of China to life
Tribune Review
Quantum travels through the mythic in ‘El Paso Blue’
Playwright Octavio Solis envisions the Texas town of El Paso not as a border town but a hybrid city-state that's both Mexican and American.
It's
...’s [performance] is as delicious as it is touching
Tribune Review
Playhouse Delightfully parodies ‘Show Business’
What could possibly be more self-referential than yet another play about theater? What could be a better source for laughs?
William Shakespeare knew
...[part of] one of the best sketch groups in the country
San Francisco Chronicle
Sketchfest packs in the laughs in SF and Chicago, plus the Winter Ball, the Kornbluth brothers, ChinMusic!
...’s cheery innocence [was cheered on]
Tribune Review
Audiences seem to love interacting with 'Godspell'
It's been more than three decades since John-Michael Tebelak's ejection from an Easter Sunday worship service inspired him to write "Godspell."
...impressive
Pittsburgh City Paper
Quantum Theatre parties with El Paso Blue
There's a theatrical party taking place right now at Quantum Theatre's Pittsburgh premiere of Octavio Solis' El Paso Blue.
As with any Quantum production,
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