"Ralph Lister is hilariously unsettling as the innkeeper..."

"Bill Rutkoski's The Grand Canyon...works mostly as a comedy, with hilarious pop-culture laden dialogue that would fit well in a Quentin Tarantino film. Natasha Goodman and Robert Hotz display great timing as a bickering New Jersey Couple fleeing cross-country."

Natasha Goodman,

Robert Hotz

THE TOLUCAN TIMES Nov 26, 2003

"Loudspeakers ...forces viewers to confront their feelings for the lost in society...The entire cast does excellent job creating feelings of anxiety and wariness among viewers through their sometimes frightening recitation. John Lant's direction is incredibly dynamic in developing gentle waves or giant crescendos of threat or comfort."

"...Driving Rain engenders chills and thrills with atmospheric lighting and sound design by John Lant and Christian Cook respectively...Jenkins and Martin successfully capture the anxiety and energy of scared young women, who possess a cold, depraved streak underneath.  Lister's hotel manager oozes ickiness and slime like a running sore. Director Wendy Gough emphasizes the edginess in the conflicted, contradictory characters. "

"Natasha Goodman and Robert Hotz (Grand Canyon) do a good job emphasizing the ditziness and blockheadedness of the two young lovers..."

"Eve Curtis (The Common Cold) brings a vulnerability and wistfulness to the role of the old frail woman who feels abandoned and alone.  Matthew Godfrey seems visibly fragile as the confused young man who's emotionally troubled and lost."

"Murder, Mayhem, and the Macabre successfully develops chills and thrills through an eclectic concoction of twists, atmosphere, and dark souls."

BACKSTAGE WEST, Dec 11, 2003

"...All turn out to be part of playwright Matthew I. Swaye's preshow Loudspeakers, which cleverly establishes the notion that insanity lurks all around us and is contagious.  Director John Lant's roaming, nearly assaultative staging is about as immediate as theatre gets."

"Director Wendy Gough (Driving Rain) amusingly heightens the tension via sudden entrances and sinister undercurrents -- and through the use of a Hitchcock-style soundtrack... As the clerk, Lister is hilariously geeky, while Jenkins and Martin burble and squeal most appealingly."

"Director Eliezer Brown (The Common Cold) stages the brutal doings with ghoulish glee.  Curtis' evil mother, Brigg's bewildered demon father, and Finney's sad faced girl are powerful turns."

Lou Briggs, Eve Curtis

 

Ceciley Jenkins,  Jenny Martin

 

Cast

Steve Peterson, Ceciley Jenkins, Ralph Lister, Jenny Martin