"TRAPPED: A WHALE OF A TALE"
REVIEWS
1997 - 1999 TOUR
"The show was pageantry,
grace, wonderful choral
speaking and singing, spectacular comic images and heart. I leapt
to my feet at the end.
You want to give something back to this company of players. And you want
their show to be seen by multitudes of people. This is special."
- Layne Coleman, Artistic Director,
Theatre Passe Murraile, Toronto: 1997
"Your message is compelling and
we commend you for the commitment and energy you are expending on
behalf of a better world.
The performance was purely magical."
- Carolyn and Leon Domino, Rock
Hall MD: 1998
"Director Paul Kirby takes this
material to create an on board cosmos, combining the spirit
world of masked mimes
and libidinous hags with the rude
real world of working
men and women. The surreal in Kirby's production trips the mind to a receptivity
surpassing consciousness. The audience
inhales rather than analyses,
as we perceive a higher
human sense of self."
- Kingston NY, Daily
Freeman: September 1999
"The performance of Trapped was
imaginative, spirited and inspiring.
My whole family, including my nine-year old daughter, watched, entranced
as the play progressed to its stirring
conclusion." - Jeff Holland, Annapolis MD: 1998
"The Production of Trapped was
beautiful,
moving and disturbing.
The design was constantly surprising. The script, a story of the environment
and the relationship between the people
and nature, allowed for
complexity, conflict, and contradiction.
Itís a story well told and worth telling. It was one
of the best evenings
of theatre Iíve attended in a long time."
-Arthur Milner, Playwright/Theatre
Professor Concordia University, Montreal: 1998
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"Saw your show in Wilmington, DE.
WOW It was great!"
- Hans Jensen, Poughkeepsie
NY: 1999 |
"I just saw your show last night
at the Mystic Seaport and wanted to tell you how much I LOVED it! You exceeded
my expectations. I loved
the use of all different forms of performance art, the music, the dance,
the story, the set, the costumes, the acting, the comedy, the masks, (I
could go on and on). The way it was all put together was very smooth and
a delight to watch.
No, not to watch but to be involved
in."
- Sylvia Chow, Mystic
CT: 1998
"In
New York City, where
the challenge to offer something truly original is never easy, you and
your dedicated troupe
of actors managed to
alter a Chelsea Pier into a
magical universe filled
with drama, music and spectacle."
- Lillie Zendel, Cultural
Officer, Canadian Consulate, NYC: 1998
"Thank You so much for the enchanting performance
here in Stratford last weekend! I am still raving about
the experience to practically everyone I meet. Undoubtedly, this ranks
among the most memorable
in my 51 years on this
planet."
-Jeremy Wright, Stratford
CT: 1998
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