Urban Milwaukee
– “It would be easy … to dismiss … as just another obvious gimmick … you’d be so wrong.”
– “There is that exuberance of acting unknowns, but there is also technical prowess off-stage and on, an eagerness to get down and dirty with our myths about human behavior…”
– "This is a farce that understands how theater works and knows that it sometimes takes even more care to make the ridiculous believable.”— Dominique Paul Noth, Urban Milwaukee (FULL REVIEW)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
– “With tickets for either show available for $20, these productions offer kinds of work you won't see on a larger Milwaukee stage this season — at bargain prices.”
– “Director Jaimelyn Gray has cast these roles well....Miller is scary with a baseball bat in hand....Cofta excels at sweet sexy screwball characters such as Carol.”
– “The spice that makes this dish work is Carl's precious decor and fussiness about keeping the place impeccable, communicated with exquisite diction by the burly Scales.”
“…The Constructivists’ show plays with frantic energy and sly wit, turning the undead into something unexpectedly hilarious.”— Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Full Review)
Shepherd Express
– “Director Jaimelyn Gray deftly works the fusion between the two genres as manifest through a cast that is impressively talented.”
– “The cast is brilliant. Miller’s got a sharp deadpan delivery. Scales is hilariously oblivious. Kempfer has an admirably captivating physicality onstage. Cofta delivers a delightfully nuanced performance.”— Russ Bickerstaff, Shepherd Express (Full Review)
Amber Regan, Patron Review
– “Bed and Breakfast of the Damned … is such a playful, laugh-inducing diversion from the world. We all need a laugh right now, and you should not miss this one!”
– “Hard-to-get-right farce requires actor-driven direction, and Jaimelyn Gray gets it right.”
– “Nicole Magnusson created pretzel-like visual stories that delighted and enhanced the humor.”
– “Jaimelyn’s relationship-driven direction allowed Becky Cofta and Phillip Steenbekkers to connect authentically.”
– “Molly Kempfer’s commitment to a fluid, rubbery physical performance was so complete her ridiculous circumstances thoroughly entertained.”
– “stacymadson brought such bravery, joy, and play to Sheryl. The performance made us want to root for her even though the playwright told us she was mean.”
– “Matthew Scales’ commitment to all of Carl’s written eccentricities gave us some of the biggest laughs of the night.”— Amber Regan, Patron (Full Review)