Play It Again, Sam!: "In the production's best perfromance, Obstler shows no problems... she is classy and amusing and knows her way around a punch line."
- Backstage West
Cabaret: "There isn't a weak link in this brilliantly conceived and performed production."
- Backstage West
"... the company as a whole proved excellent at generating the feeling of the 1930's Berlin underworld of Cabaret... During group numbers the chorus performers often outshine... strong character development." - ShowMag.com
Faith After Dark: "...Drawing spirited performances from his cast, especially Obstler, who invests her role with an elusive yet disarming vulnerability." - LA Weekly
Jane Eyre: "Obstler gives powerful performances as the lead... Wendy Obstler's portrayal of Jane is both passionate and intelligent... she glows with an inner light ... "
- The Los Angeles Times
"... the fair and emotionally becalmed Obstler... wraps us so throroughly in the character of Jane... Wendy Obstler is wonderfully expressive and gently appealing as Jane, whose radiant souls shines..." - Dramalogue
Steel Magnolias: "Wendy O. offers a refreshing spark of spontaneity... faithful and effective..." - Dramalogue
Maggie's Riff: "...terrific work from the artists involved... Wendy Obstler is delightful and surprising as straight-shooter Maggie....." - Backstage West
A Midsummer Night's Dream: "The English Theatre in Frankfurt [Germany] stages a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream from Los Angeles - rampant with technique and yet so carefree...The ensemble is made up of comedians able to dance and who would surely be able to sing too, if Shakespeare had left behind a few cabaret songs. This team of all-rounders has been character cast to a tee... a superb performance by the ensemble as a whole. The show is not stolen by one individual - each has his own show to play. This could have been enough cause for a good quarter of an hour's applause after the premiere, yet the third bow always somehow signifies the end." - Darmstaedter Echo
"A Midsummer Night's Dream premiered at the English Theatre, being the first Shakespeare play staged for 27 years... The style of the prose has been translated carefully to the American equivalent, though this is no obstacle for Raymond Donahey and Christina Howard, Terrell with her beau R.J. Jones and Keith Edie with Wendy Obstler delivering the love turmoil of their portrayed three pairs in an entertaining but serious manner... It is a production of magnificent colour which leaves us hoping there will be a return of Shakespeare to the English Theatre stage before the year 2032."
- Frankfurter Neue Presse
"...this troop also knows how to get their teeth into rather more large-scale formats, with this very enjoyable co-production together with the English Theatre.... Anarchistic slapstick, courage to present old puns, merciless exploitation of one-liners, daredevil stage-stunts and an execution which is nevertheless relatively faithful to the original work, are all things which play a role in making this show something special."
- Offenbach Post
"The English Theatre in Frankfurt, a comfortable, 300-seat auditorium ... the biggest English-language theater on the European continent...The current show is a fresh and fun production of A Midsummer Night's Dream performed in collaboration with the National American Shakespeare Company, which is associated with the Knightsbridge Theatre in Los Angeles.Though there are a few additions to the text and the action is moved from Athens to the corporate headquarters of Athens Inc., director Tiger Reel retains the playful spirit of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays with a young and athletic cast." - Going Out in Frankfurt: (New York) C. Hickley, reporter for Bloomberg News
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WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYIN' ...
