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highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)
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"Steve Yockey's Reykjavík is an intriguing and often unsettling play set in Iceland's capital that presents a haunting collage of somewhat connected stories that are often shocking and also comical at times. The play is steeped in supernatural tension and Icelandic folklore, filled with eerie encounters, simmering dread, and moments that feel lifted from a dream, or actually a nightmare. Yockey's hallmark blend of dark humor, fantastical elements, and emotional unease are on full display and while it is disturbing at times and sometimes sexually graphic, with moments of violence, it is always fascinating. With an excellent cast and crisp direction, Stray Cat Theatre's production pulls the audience into the icy shadows of a city where myth and reality seem to merge and you never know what horror is waiting around the corner....While the play's stark sexual moments and persistent sense of foreboding may not appeal to everyone, Stray Cat's production of Reykjavík offers an experience that is chilling, mesmerizing, and deeply engaging. For fans of Yockey or for those who appreciate theatre that challenges, disturbs, and keeps you leaning forward in your seat, it is an intriguing work brought to life with admirable boldness." - Gil Benbrook, TalkinBroadway.com (click here to read the complete review) LINK COMING SOON
"Stray Cat Theatre successfully tackles another thoughtful Steve Yockey play, “Reykjavik.” As it unfolds, the piece explores a variety of episodes people face daily plus a dash of Icelandic folklore, Huldufolk, which means a hidden people or elves. It is an intriguing and most unusual drama....the Stray Cat production is exquisitely presented. Dori Brown’s stark white set perfectly captures the desolate Icelandic locale and Ron May’s thoughtful staging is designed to bring out every story facet with pointed urgency. The production elements are complimented by a fine acting ensemble who bring rich characterizations to the many involved participants." -Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix (click here to read the complete review)
"Stray Cat’s production team of Dori Brown’s scenic design, Joanna Emmott’s lights, Stacey Walston’s technical direction, and Pete Biss’s sound together give the play a charge that makes you want to sit forward in your seat. As directed by Ron May, it’s theater as amusement park ride: part scary, part funny, part “what the hell is going on here?” The structure is deliberately puzzling. And yet to its credit, for ninety minutes, no intermission, you’re rarely bored....This Stray Cat Theatre production helmed by May is like chasing the Northern Lights: half the time you’re staring at clouds, wondering why you bothered, and then, there it is; something shimmering, weird, and wonderful, and you’re suddenly glad you came." - David Appleford, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)
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