Gracie and Rose

What a great piece of theater. Anastasia brings two characters to life! She creates a beautiful and believable relationship between two different characters. This is a special story. I look forward to seeing this piece develop in the future. The story could easily be extended to 90 minutes, as there is more to find out about Gracie, Rose, and Yula. Highly recommended!... full review

Anastasia has put together a truly captivating show. On top of the thoughtful set and sound designs, and Anastasia's adept physical acting… the script itself is just moving. Full of passion and raw human love, the story of Gracie and Rose was skillfully crafted and told beautifully. I was pretty weepy by the end, and yet I wanted more.... full review

Gracie and Rose is an extremely well-written and performed show. Anastasia “. . . mines gold . . .,” which I borrow easily from Uta Hagen. Her performance is nuanced, sweet, powerful, and she moves from person to person revealing to the audience a story of love. My friend and I saw it with no expectations, and it was moving, mesmerizing and memorable. Although its run at the Fringe ended tonight, keep your ears posted for upcoming performances and see it. Creative and imaginative, theatre at its best; theatre as it's meant to be.... full review

A wonderful, theatrical journey that takes uses simplest of props and brings them to life in exciting new ways. A touching and beautiful story; one of the strongest pieces of theatre I've seen in the Fringe.... full review

Anastasia Coon's beautiful one woman show Gracie and Rose is everything you want in a theatrical experience. The set, the lights, the costumes, everything works together in this production quite nicely. Taking everything into consideration, I thought the sound design became a bit too basic, and really overbearing, I would have loved this play with a violin accompaniment at times - it just felt too simple to me - and again - too loud, but that can easily be fixed. At times, I also questioned the choice to make this a solo show - like I said, it's beautiful - 100% - but at times I found myself wishing Ms. Coon would differentiate more between each of her characters. It's a rare treat when an actor will bear their soul on stage for you ... full review

This show is a MUST!!! I enjoyed every minute of it. Each character has his/her own voice in each scene. The writing is so rich and specific. The topic is a tabu in many places still, and having someone to bring it up and make people curious to get some knowledge is an amazing job. Thank you to Anastasia and all the people that made this possible. I will go back to enjoy this piece again. I can't wait! ... full review

So much to say about this tantalizing piece. First off, having lived in Wyoming for many years, knowing it's wind and fears and love and winter, I was so impressed by the authenticity of the setting. More importantly, I was touched and gifted with layers of life-windows into lives of people who loved courageously and lived tenderly. Lost in the soft texture of humanity, presented by Gracie and Rose, I found a deep gratitude for those who are willing to tell such beautiful stories. I left the theater charged with the electric love that lies behind this fragile and brave performance. Thank you for great writing, directing, sound design and acting!... full review

What a wonderful performance! An interesting and touching story of love told beautifully by a talented actor. See it!... full review

This beautiful one-woman show kept me riveted to my seat from the moment it started through the final exit. A great script, a powerful performance rooted in strong character work, and visceral imagery merge into a tour de force production that exemplifies what one-person theatre should be. Bonus, this show featured strong production value for Fringe, showing that "simple" doesn't have to mean stripped down to nothing. Thank you to Cindy Marie Jenkins for recommending this show to me.... full review