Reviews and Feature Articles

Merchant of Venice Reviews and Features:

"The teasing, boudoir-bound comedy...is particularly charming and lusty...a bold, fleet production,"
Carolyn Clay, Boston Phoenix

"Merchant delivers the goods...[Kissel's] Shylock qualifies as a theatrical seismic event"
Jenna Scherer, The Boston Herald

"...Kissel bristles with pent-up frustration, anger, and a bitter sense of triumph...[Newhouse] infuses Portia with intellegence and spunk"
Terry Byrne, The Boston Globe

"Putting a spotlight on a stereotype," By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe feature

King John Reviews

"Rarely-staged ‘King John’ shows Shakespeare in top form," The Edge (bostonherald.com), By Jenna Scherer
"Channeling Shakespeare," Boston Phoenix, by Carolyn Clay

King John Features

"An inspired setting for 'King John'," Boston Globe, by Terry Byrne

Tempest Reviews:

Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal
Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe
Frank Rizzo, Variety
Jennifer Bubriski, EDGEBoston
Iris Fanger, Patriot Ledger
Carolyn Clay, Boston Phoenix
Jess Pease, PlayShakespeare
Margaret Smith, Community Newspapers
Brian Jewell, Bay Windows
Jenna Scherer, Weekly Dig
Sandy McDonald, Theatermania
Elisabeth Riba, Riba Rambles

Henry V Reviews:

"Henry V' is spare but richly told," Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe 1-17-2008
"A happy few bring life to ’Henry V’," Jenna Scherer, Boston Herald 1-15-2008
"Henry V," Kilian Melloy, EDGE Boston 1-14-2008
"'Henry V' is first rate'" Margaret Smith, Community Newspapers 1-16-2008
"War Games," Carolyn Clay, Boston Phoenix 1-16-2008
Nick Dussault, Boston Metro, 1-18-2008, page available to download as a PDF at
http://www.readmetro.com/editions.php?lang=en
Bard in Boston 1-13-2008
"Henry V by 5,"  Elizabeth Riba, Rambles Reviews 1-17-2008
"Henry V," Larry Stark, Theater Mirror, 1-18-2008
"Complex task: Five actors tackle 30 roles in subdued ‘Henry V’,"
Iris Fanger, Patriot Ledger, 1-16-2008

Macbeth Features:

“Tackling Male Emotions in an All-Female Macbeth,” Boston Globe
“Hocus Pocus: Gender Twist on a Shakespearean Classic,” EDGE Boston
“All Hail the Lady Macbeth,” Boston Now

Macbeth Reviews:

“A Provocative Macbeth,” Boston Globe
“After the Fall,” Boston Phoenix
“Macbeth,” Edge Boston
“Macbeth” Weekly Dig
“Sisters are Doin’ it for Themselves” The Hub Review

Love's Labour's Lost Reviews:

"Shakespeare's gone slap-happy," By Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe
"Love’s Labour’s Lost," by Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston
"That’s amore," by Carolyn Clay, Boston Phoenix
"ASP's Love's Labour's Lost," Bard in Boston

Titus Andronicus Reviews:

"This 'Titus' chooses power over parody," By Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe
"Out on a Limb," by Carolyn Clay, Boston Phoenix
"Titus Andronicus," by Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston
"‘Titus’ a memorable catalogue of atrocity," by Iris Fanger, Patriot Ledger
"'Andronicus' Sets a Somber Tone in Garage," ByAda Pema, Harvard Crimson
"Men in Titus," Bard in Boston

TITUS ANDRONICUS NOMINATED FOR 5 ELIOT NORTON AWARDS!
Best Production · Best Director  ~ David R. Gammons  · Best Actor ~ Robert Walsh · Best Lighting Design ~ Jeff Adelberg · Best Sound Design ~ Cam Willard

Titus Andronicus Features:

Edge Boston's Interview with Titus Andronicus Director David Gammons
"It's a man's world:   Actors' Shakespeare Project's all-male Titus Andronicus," by Liza Weisstuch, Boston Globe, Mar 16, 2007

The Winter's Tale Reviews:

"Wacky delights scattered in 'Winter's Tale'," by Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe, Feb 2, 2007
" Tyrants’ tales," by Carolyn Clay, Boston Phoenix, Feb 01, 2007
"The Winter’s Tale," by Sandy MacDonald, EDGE Boston, Monday Jan 29, 2007
"A Winter's Tale," by Will Stackman, Aisle Say
"Rambles Reviews: Winter's Tale," by Lis Riba, Riba Rambles
"The Winter's Tale," by Larry Stark, TheaterMirror
"Half-told Tale," by Thomas Garvey, The Hub Review
Boston Globe's preview of The Winter's Tale

Hamlet Reviews:

"Players' prince:  ASP Hamlet takes the Strand stage," by Ed Siegel, Boston Phoenix, October 26, 2006
"In a ghostly setting, a 'Hamlet' rages, roars, and little more," by Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe, October 26, 2006
"Innovative Strand cast brings Hamlet to the people," by Chris Harding, Dorchester Reporter, October 26, 2006

Hamlet Features:

"Actors Shakespeare Project hits the Strand," The Lowell Sun, October 19, 2006

General

ASP makes the Boston Phoenix "Best on the Boards" 2005!
ASP King Lear and Measure for Measure EDGE Best of Boston 2005
New York Magazine on Alvin Epstein's King Lear: "Best Great Performance New York Missed" 

Reviews--All's Well that Ends Well:

"Laughs abound in 'All's Well'," Boston Globe by Ed Siegel
"‘All’s Well’ a prophetic title for production," Boston Herald by Terry Byrne
"Love and War," Boston Phoenix by Carolyn Clay

Reviews--Twelfth Night:

"Troupe gives 'Twelfth Night' all the right shadings," Boston Globe by Louise Kennedy
"Present Mirth:  Actors' Shakespeare Project's Delightful Twelfth Night," Boston Phoenix by Carolyn Clay
"Drama a ’Night’ to remember," Boston Herald by Terry Byrne
"'Night' of Your Life," Boston Metro by Nick Dussault (page 12)
"An Amiable Bard," WBUR by Bill Marx
"12th Night," Theater Mirror by Will Stackman

Feature Articles--Twelfth Night:

"Playing the fool: Kenny Raskin takes his comic skills to 'Twelfth Night'," Boston Globe by Louise Kennedy

Reviews--King Lear:

"This 'King Lear' rules with impeccable execution," Boston Globe by Louise Kennedy
"King Lear," Variety.Com, by Frank Rizzo
"Parent Traps," Boston Phoenix by Carolyn Clay
"Terror, Up Close and Personal," Wall Street Journal by Terry Teachout (10/14, no web version)
"A Compelling Lear," WBUR.org by Bill Marx
"King Lear," Edge Boston by Sandy MacDonald
"‘King Lear' full of heartbreaking humanity," Patriot Ledger by John Lehman
"`King' a crown achievement for actor," Boston Herald by Terry Byrne
'King Lear," TheaterMirror by Larry Stark
"King Lear," ON THE AISLE by Will Stackman

Feature Articles--King Lear:

"King Lear, at last," Boston Globe by Maureen Dezell
"Actor extends his reign with `King Lear'," Boston Herald by Terry Byrne
" Mount Lear," Boston Phoenix    by Sally Cragin