Rep Stage Reviews
2012-13 Season Reviews
Reviews of Home by Samm-Art Williams
Howard County Times and the Columbia Flier
Quotes from reviews of Mary Rose by J.M. Barrie
“The audience listened like rapt kids hearing ghost stories around a fire …The play takes leaps in time... Barrie’s sense of grief twists at the heart…a whiff of suspense… worth the risk...”-Washington Post
“The play casts an undeniable spell…Rep Stage, under the direction of Michael Stebbins, has revived the seldom-seen Mary Rose and strikes the right balance between a cozy drawing room mystery and an ethereal, haunting glimpse into how tragically time can trick us…”-DC Theatre Scene
“Audiences will encounter a searching kind of heartbreak in Director Michael Stebbins’ solid and intriguing production…Christine Demuth is quite effective presenting an immature and naive Mary Rose…Messner’s sensitive, credible performance…likeable and courageous…The rarity of this J.M. Barrie curiosity is a good reason to make the trip out to Columbia, MD. Barrie’s plot and Mary Rose’s character keeps you guessing…”-DCMTA
“Christine Demuth did an appealing job as the ever-naive Mary Rose…the play’s subtle power came through.”-Baltimore Sun
“…each design element blends seamlessly to cast the play’s spell...I sat spellbound—the production design is exquisite, the dialogue is poetry, and the actors are charming and immensely likable…Stebbins and his actors clearly love these people, and they draw us into their fundamental integrity.”-BroadwayWorld.com
“There's a fundamental mystery that keeps you watching Mary Rose…keeps you emotionally bound to the play…This production is anchored by Christine Demuth's frail and pale appearance as the lovely and somewhat ethereal title character. Mary Rose's delicate nature also is brought out by Celestine Ranney-Howes' costumes, Jay Herzog's lighting and Ann Warren's sound design…a very atmospheric production,… the actors keep you immersed..."-Columbia Flier, Howard County Times
