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Press Lemon Sky “...as close to perfect as theater can be...director Jonathan Silverstein has an uncanny affinity for Wilson’s men and women. Nowhere is found an easy, obvious performance...a must-see event.”
“Like waves hitting the Pacific shore, the script's multidirectional medley of perceptions keeps crashing into the laid-back, Californian ease of the narrative to produce a constantly fascinating—and ultimately devastating—effect. Jonathan Silverstein's production builds to it, painstakingly and subtly.”
“a stirring revival by the Keen Company...director Jonathan Silverstein provides clarity to the memory fragments and time shifts, keeping his strong cast coherent as both their younger and older selves.”
“heart-stopping production ... Silverstein's quietly piercing direction fulfills the script's promise with precision and delicacy, aided greatly by his unerring casting.”
“Director Jonathan Silverstein's first-rate ensemble captures the shifts in tone and emotion in the play.” “...a first-rate production...Silverstein’s pacing is pitch perfect...the final confrontation...hits you like a ton of bricks. Simply put, bring a tissue.”
"Thanks to Jonathan Silverstein’s potent direction you’ll feel that they’ve blown off all the fingers on your hands. Alan spends much of the play speaking to the audience, a device we’ve seen many times – but rarely is it as effective as the way Keith Nobbs maneuvers it. What a triumph!"
The Temperamentals
"Under Jonathan Silverstein’s smooth direction, the actor’s effortlessly change characters,"
"Lyrical and insightful, this polished production with a pitch-perfect cast provides a nuanced look at pre-Stonewall gay-rights movement."
"staged by Silverstein with verve and admirable simplicity" "helmer Silverstein (turns) the play into a meditation on the problems of being an outcast...What Marans does effectively -- with a lot of help from Silverstein -- is create an atmosphere of extreme, almost Kafka-esque paranoia."
"its fragmented blips of event carry an intense urgency, echoed in Silverstein's forceful bare-stage production"
"Jonathan Silverstein's staging is taut and tender...The ensemble of five is nothing short of superb"
"This is acting at its best. With inspired direction by Jonathan Silverstein, this team simply gives the audience a gift of pure art."
"Marans and his excellent director, Jonathan Silverstein, tell this complicated tale with speed, economy, and piercing emotion"
I Never Sang for My Father "Director Jonathan Silverstein shows again how adept he is at illuminating text through precise staging and strong acting."
"The performances of the talented ensemble are also first-rate. Silverstein's directs with efficiency and patience, allowing the actors to find deeper meaning"
"Director Jonathan Silverstein has provided a quietly sensitive staging that brings out the work's strengths."
"this talent-laden production breathes life into the Garrisons as a believable and tragic family"
"it’s a pleasure to watch old pros—and young ones—at work"
The Dining Room "there is nothing stiff or staid about this production, directed with discreet skill by Jonathan Silverstein" "the polymorphic cast of six pitches the rue with finesse"
"a banquet of sharp writing and acting in director Jonathan Silverstein's assured production"
Tea and Sympathy "the revival lays bare a dense thicket of psychological need that makes the play feel arrestingly modern" "wonderfully directed by Jonathan Silverstein...Dan McCabe is singularly arresting."
Red Herring
The Hasty Heart "three, maybe five-hanky stuff...Silverstein matches Patrick, keeping his own touch easy on the throttle"
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"Give substantial credit to director Jonathan Silverstein, who simply staged I Never Sang for My Father, so it actually worked far better than it did originally (on Broadway). This director, who also expertly staged The Temperamentals, has quite a future ahead of him." |
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Peter Felicia,
Theatremania
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