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Review excerpts for
Wittenberg,
Stinky Flowers and the Bad
Banana, Below the Belt |
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Wittenberg
by David Davalos, Amphibian Stage Productions, Fort Worth,
TX, 2011
"...directed with
verve and wit by David A. Miller.
...What Davalos manages in his well-wrought debate is to make sure that
both sides see into the other for enough time to justify standing their
original ground. And what Miller manages from his
cast is equally amazing." [Theatre
Jones]
"...director David
A. Miller and his marvelous quartet of actors achieve a remarkably
sophisticated mix of the sacred and the profane, the brainy and the
bratty, in this prickly but ultimately sweet-natured production ...Amphibian
director David A. Miller takes seriously both the scholarly debates and
the farcical hijinks, and the expert sense of balance and nuance
displayed by his cast makes both endeavors thrilling.
[Fort
Worth Weekly]
"David A.
Miller directs this clever little piece with detailed verve and
energetic spunk. Each erudite turn of phrase and hard-won literary pun
finds its way to the audience in a practiced and natural flow." [D
Magazine]
Awards for Wittenberg
Outstanding Direction,
Dallas Fort Worth Critics Forum
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble,
Dallas Fort Worth Critics Forum Best Theatre Production of 2011,
D Magazine
Top 10 Theatre Performance of 2011,
Theatre Jones
Great Ensemble of 2011,
Theatre Jones
Best Theatre of the Year,
Star-Telegram
"Few comedies
combine intelligence and wit as adroitly as this work by
David Davalos. Director David A. Miller and a fine cast
made this script realize its full, hilarious potential."
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Star-Telegram
For
more about Wittenberg, including full reviews and
awards.
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Stinky Flowers and
the Bad Banana by Croft Vaughn, WTE Theatre, NYC, 2010
"Though there is not a single child in the piece, an impression of
childhood is captured precisely without being childish: the magpie
collecting of treasures discarded by grownups, how intimidating the
world can be to an imaginative and thoughtful child trying to navigate
the complexities of a grownup world, and the safety and security of the
pure love of family to help little ones through." (NYTheatre.com)
"Through proper use of its setting, clever use of its props, and a
large dose of pure imagination, Stinky
Flowers does a lot to bring the magic back into good
old-fashioned storytelling." (Theatre is Easy)
"It’s a good thing David A. Miller is such a great person, because
with smarts like his in the wrong hands, you’d have a Robert Moses
of Theatre. He’s the rare breed of artist who knows how to foster an
environment where magic can happen." (Playwright Croft Vaughn, in an
interview with
The Happiest Medium)
For
more about Stinky Flowers, including full reviews and
photos.
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Below the Belt
by Richard
Dresser, Amphibian Productions, Fort Worth, TX
"THE
YEAR'S BEST THEATER: #1.
BELOW THE BELT, Amphibian Stage Productions: Richard
Dresser's workplace comedy reached blissfully satiric
heights with the year's tightest ensemble: Evan Mueller,
Jonathan Fielding and Michael Muller. Directed by David A.
Miller."
YEAR IN REVIEW: THEATER by
MARK LOWRY
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX), December 27, 2006
"Director David A. Miller and his cast have found
a performing style that captures every nuance of
the far-out humor."
"Theater:
Amphibian raises the bar for Dresser satire"
By LAWSON TAITTE
The Dallas Morning News, July 7, 2006
"Under David A. Miller's direction, Mueller, Fielding and Muller
work sharply together, and off each other, like interlocking teeth
on gear wheels of industrial-size machines that rarely need
maintenance."
DIRTY WORK: Play's cast finds itself on edge of
allegiance By MARK LOWRY
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX),
Jul. 08, 2006
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| Awards for BELOW THE BELT |
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Outstanding Direction award to David A. Miller by Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Forum |
Top 10 Show of the Year from Dallas
Morning News
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"A showstopping selection" by
Sunday, December 17, 2006
By LAWSON TAITTE / Theater Critic
“Amphibian
Productions' version of this popular comedy about anxiety in
the workplace was the year's best show in Fort Worth.”
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Top 10 Show of the Year from Fort Worth
Telegram (Dec. '06) |
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Best Actor awarded to All Three Actors from Fort Worth Weekly |
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Best Theater awarded to Amphibian Productions by Fort Worth Weekly |
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