Jonathan Dorf

This is a thoughtful production of challenging subject matter, which puts on full display the versatility of a talented young actor. Reed Michael Campbell is engaging to watch throughout, taming and humanizing Tennyson's poetry. It's well worth seeing.... full review

This show turned out to be a surprise gem at the Fringe. I knew I was going to see a show about race, and it's easy for show about a hot-button topic to turn into a polemic that simply preaches to the converted. Instead, Cooper Bates has woven a story that's at times hilarious and charming, but that in its often disarming humor opens a window that suddenly leaves us staring at a much bleaker landscape. While it's not a perfect play--there are moments that can be tightened or developed further--it... full review