Reviews
"The Boomerang Theatre Company's staging of Beyond the Horizon was a delight and taught me to see the familiar play with new eyes." --Glenda Frank, www.eoneill.com
"Burning the Old Man is so warm and smart and compelling and entertaining that it's going to be hard for other new plays this fall to equal it; this is a show that producers ought to be checking out for a richly-deserved life following this too brief engagement at Center Stage. Full of humor and improbable occurrences and extraordinary characters and a humongous pile of questions, it's also full of answers, if you just listen and look in the right places. Like life..." --Martin Denton, nytheatre.com
"See Boomerang Theatre Company's revival of Beyond the Horizon and watch modern American drama get born right in front of your eyes…we decry our lack of a sense of history in this country, but then here comes Beyond the Horizon, an authentic artifact that still somehow lives and breathes, offered up for us to witness, study, and lose ourselves in. Such opportunities are rare; I'm grateful that the folks at Boomerang have brought this one to us." --Martin Denton, nytheatre.com
"Director Frank Kuzler offers a sharp and generally fearless take on Welsh's sensationalistic drama, staging it with real brio…The four actors all do game work…The standout in the company is Mac Brydon, who makes us want to know more about Docksey. This raw, flinty play is certainly not for everybody, but Kuzler and his collaborators are giving it a fair hearing." --Martin Denton, nytheatre.com
"The Boomerang Theatre Company serves up a delightful morsel of free outdoor Shakespeare with A Midsummer Night's Dream. …Director Philip Emeott keeps the action fairly antic and the whole performance is about two hours long, so it's hard to imagine a healthy dose of Shakespeare being easier to swallow." --Kyle Ancowitz, nytheatre.com
"The acting is universally well done. While the mechanics are sure-fire scene stealers, the lovers and the fairies will keep you tuned in to their sub-plots as well. All of the actors have a great command over the language, making the production accessible to children and adults of all ages. You will have many opportunities to see the Bard's works performed all over the parks of New York City this summer. Just make sure you do not miss this one." --Rebecca Halpin, offoffonline.com
"Boomerang Theatre Company has mounted a captivating production of this seminal O'Neill play, which rarely receives professional revivals despite being the first of his four Pulitzer Prize-winning plays. Making this staging particularly distinctive, Jennifer Larkin gives such a subtle and deeply affecting performance as Ruth Mayo, whose romantic yearnings for one brother and then the other drives the tragedy, that she single-handedly shifts the play's axis from the schism between the two brothers to her own forlorn fate." --Diedre McFayden, offoffonline.com
Awards
The Misanthrope (2002)
OOBR 2002 Award for Favorite Production (winner)
Kelly McAllister
NY Innovative Theatre Award Outstanding New Full Length Play (winner)
Burning the Old Man (2005)
Sara Thigpen
NY Innovative Theatre Award Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role (winner)
Burning the Old Man (2005)
Philip Emeott
NY Innovative Theatre Award Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role (nominee)
Burning the Old Man (2005)
Christine Goodman
NY Innovative Theatre Award Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role (nominee)
Burning the Old Man (2005)
Tim Errickson
NY Innovative Theatre Award Outstanding Director (nominee)
Burning the Old Man (2005)
Carrie Wood
NY Innovative Theatre Award Outstanding Lighting Design (nominee)
Burning the Old Man (2005)
The Monster Tales (2003)
Selected for publication in Plays And Playwrights 2003
Burning the Old Man (2005)
Selected for publication in Plays And Playwrights 2005
Endless Summer Nights (2010)
Selected for publication in Plays And Playwrights 2010
2005 Recipient
WNYC Salute The ARts Initiative
