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-John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: "Manages to look deep into the soul of the artist and be devilishly entertaining at the same time."
-Martin Kohn, Encore Michigan: "Sutton-Smith's Miss Fischer threatens quietly, she conceals, she reveals."
-Jenn McKee, The Ann Arbor News: "Manfredi...sinks his teeth into this larger-than-life character, and the effect is both dazzling and unforgettable."
-Daniel Skora, The New Monitor: " It ends with a closing scene sure to surprise and be remembered for a long time."
The following is taken in its entirety (with permission) from a savvy Network subscriber's blog:
"We saw the Performance Network's production of "A Picasso" last night. Both Lisa and I thought it the best play of the 2008-09 season, of which it is the concluding production. The play imagines an interrogation of sorts between Picasso and a female gestapo agent in Paris during the early phases of the war. The writing is excellent and John Manfredi as Picasso amazes with his intensity and complete immersion into the character. If the production has a weakness, it is that Manfredi at times overshadows Emily Sutton-Smith, though her performance grew over the course of the play.
Our medium size (and somewhat older) Saturday matinee audience did not give a standing ovation, but they should have. Highly recommended."
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I love what you've done with the place Russ. And you've done a really great job with keeping us all up to date on what people are saying. Great job!
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