Cookie & The Monster

This show is a beautiful journey, it is funny, poignant and incredibly well delivered. The supporting cast brings all sorts of flavor to the steadfast center of each scene that is Cookie (Jaime Andrews) and he Monster (Scott Leggot). I highly recommend you make the time to catch this wonderful coming of age story!!... full review

Fantastic concept to anthropomorphize our internal demons! Good execution throughout, and very interesting devised sections of dance, song and mime. High energy performances and very smooth ensemble work. My only criticism is that I felt like it lost a little steam towards the end. The use of space and props is great. The story contains elements most people would be able to empathise with, and I would recommend seeing Cookie and The Monster.... full review

Brilliant performance by Jaime Andrews and entire cast of Cookie & The Monster. A most relevant, powerful play that begs us all to reflect on our own inner critic and the work we must do to tame our beast. The brilliant acting of the cast is elevated by the willingness of the writer to reveal with shocking honesty her personal experience. ... full review

Everybody has a monster. You can't get rid of it, you just have to learn how to deal with it. That's the crux of Jaime Andrews's semi-autobiographical tale of growing up as a ne'er-do-well suburban youth alongside her cheeky but sinister Monster. Andrews, who penned the script, shines as Cookie, a role she was literally born to play, masterfully making the switch from young child to teenager, playing comic foil to her own inner demon. And Scott Leggett as the Monster manages to pull off a great deal of empathy for his anti-sidekick, sometimes as a deviant scamp, sometimes as a brutal source of self-destruction, collecting mementos from all of Cookie's ill-gotten childhood victories. Andrews and Leggett have excellent chemistry and f... full review

Dark, troubling, and very very funny! Everyone in this cast is SO GOOD. See it!... full review

SO GOOD! I laughed. I cried. I fully enjoyed every moment. The writing is smart, funny and absolutely riveting. Cookie and her Monster made the perfect duo, and were well supported with a stellar ensemble cast. Well done!... full review

Most of us had invisible friends when growing up. Some we conjured as furry giant bunnies, others cuddly teddy bears, or, in the case of a certain future actor-theater writer, perhaps even a well-spoken talking version of the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms who followed him around everywhere, knocking down imaginary brick walls onto sour-faced unsuspecting passersby. For our heroine Cookie (a marvelously deadpanning Jaime Andrews), however, her own personal id-incarnate is really a monster, shouting orders at the side of her pigtailed head like a drill sergeant on crack and slyly coercing the poor impressionable child into one disastrous situation after another. While Cookie is still an impressionable suburban child living at home with her pare... full review

Take something personal and make it universal. That's a credo most writers strive for (ones that hope for connection, anyway.) Jaime Andrews' COOKIE & THE MONSTER does just that, taking the specific hell of her adolescence during the late 80's and early 90's (a guesstimate going on the Jesus and Mary Chain tee one character wears and the strains of Depeche Mode's Violator eking out) and making it infinitely relatable to anyone who ever wanted out. Out of town, out of the house, out of their own seemingly miserable lives and bodies. Andrews is a genuine stage presence, taking us from kindergarten through high school, all the while accompanied by her inner voice, (portrayed by a genuinely rollicking Scott Leggett) dubbed Monster. No matte... full review

This wonderful show starts out---it seems---as a light childhood tale, but it doesn't stay there. Come and see where it takes you. Funny and moving, I highly recommend it.... full review

What brave and honest story telling. Jaime Andrews has written a heartbreaking and at times hilarious tale populated by her immensely talented ensemble cast, most of whom play multiple roles. Well directed and staged by JJ Mayes.. A great theatrical experience. ... full review