the Actor's-Craft Studio - Reviews |
| "One of the pleasures of small scale, shoestring theatre is that it often takes you places you didn't expect to go. Start with the 30-seat theatre of Richard Alan Nichols' Actor's-Craft Studio and add the hip freshness of JoAnne Akalaitis' Tl JEAN BLUES and you might get the feeling you've been somewhere....The five-member cast hardly misses a beat." |
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| Steve Paul - The Kansas City Star. |
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| "Despite the tiny venue, the acting is of a highly professional quality. one poor performance could easily topple the entire production, but the cast is impeccable, the relations between the characters are strongly identified and a broad range of emotions are played out....the actors stand up well to the scrutiny, a compliment to the quality of the workshop." |
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| Brian Colley, Review Of Excerpts - The Pitch Weekly. |
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| "Talent flourishes at Actor's Craft. Last year the Actor's- Craft Studio Produced "Incidents," a show comprised of short scenes and monologues written by Eric Adler and performed by the students of Richard Alan Nichols. The show was so good and popular that its run was extended a couple of weeks. It was a theatrical treat. Can such a magical evening be repeated? Can lighting Strike twice? The answer is a resounding yes! Eric Adler and Richard Alan Nichols have struck gold again." |
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| James Loutzenhiser - The Squire |
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| "Richard Alan Nichols' highly regarded Actor's-Craft Studio offers a raw and funny look at the ups and downs of contemporary gay life with David Drake's The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me. Originally intended as a one man show which won rave reviews, Nichols has ingeniously re-worked the production to "weave together four different voices in harmony, in solos and in unison to depict a gay man's humorous and poignant journey from childhood to manhood." |
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| Terry Erbe - The Pitch Weekly |
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| "Richard Alan Nichols, a well-known local actor and acting coach, has written and directed a powerful one act (80 minutes without intermission), three-character play about land and its importance to people." |
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| James Loutzenhiser - Press Dispatch. |
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| "Krainz, as Joshua, has several moving moments in the production, especially at the end where he reminds us of human worth....his constant searching for rescue is endearing. Bucher accurately brings out the torment of Will....direction by Richard Alan Nichols kept the show moving at a good clip....setting by Atif Rome also enhanced the production immensely." |
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| Rick Bumgardner - Pitch Weekly |
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