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| Sasha Wilson photo by Reg Madison Photography |
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)
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"..an intriguing, quirky and engaging one act play with music.. (Sasha) Wilson and a talented trio of actor musicians, including Sam Jenkins-Shaw, Drew Leatham and Mario Yniguez, portray multiple characters as they lay out the facts and details of the crime scene to help us weigh the motives in an attempt to determine (Lizzie) Borden's guilt or innocence. With snippets of transcripts from the actual case, and plenty of humor and the inclusion of numerous folk songs from the time period, it's a fun and appealing, though brief, show, running only an hour....both fascinating and entertaining...Wilson packs a lot into the hour-long show and, while it is very fun and fast paced, some of the information is so quickly delivered that a few bits of dialogue and a couple of jokes get lost or jumbled up with other details. There is also a rushed feeling to the entire piece that adds to the upbeat, spontaneous feeling but also makes it seem slightly unfocused at times....The actors are excellent in creating multiple characters while also playing an assortment of musical instruments..a fun, fast and witty history lesson into the facts about the infamous story of Lizzie Borden. ... " -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
"...a cheekily anachronistic retelling of the murder trial of Lizzie Borden...part “You Are There,” part nouveau vaudeville, and it helps that the performers have great chemistry... " - Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic (click here to read the complete review)
"...an immensely delightful and imaginative piece of metatheatre that revisits the evidence of the case and does so with such flair and wit that the final judgment seems almost secondary.... a thoroughly clever, wildly imaginative, and engaging romp through the evidence surrounding the murder of Lizzie Borden's parents. Sasha Wilson tears up the stage as she and her ensemble role out multiple scenarios in an effort to get to the truth about the crime." - Herbert Paine, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)
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