Attachment #11 - Documentation
[ Reviews and Press ] [ Video ] [ Photo Gallery ] [ Marketing and Publicity Materials ] [ Awards and Citations ]
REVIEWS AND PRESS
FIXING KING JOHN
October 2013 at The Off Center
"Lynn has injected one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays with a dose of vitality that brings it vibrantly and hilariously (back) to life." -- Cate Blouke
"It’s clear that King John wasn’t fixed so much as MacGyvered with a rusty nail and a broken 40 oz. of Mickey’s." -- Phillip John
"This loose and gangly treatment of Shakespeare's history is both remarkably original and fiercely energetic." -- Elizabeth Cobbe
| Review by Cate Blouke | Austin-American Statesman | pdf of review |
| Review by John Phillip | Arts + Culture Magazine | pdf of review |
| Review by Elizabeth Cobbe | Austin Chronicle | pdf of review |
| Preview Article by Lauren Smart | Arts + Culture Magazine | pdf of article |
| Preview Recorded Interview by Michael Lee | KUT Arts Eclectic | pdf of KUT page |
| Preview Article by Jean Claire van Ryzin |
| pdf of article |
STOP HITTING YOURSELF
September 2013 at The Off Center
January / February 2014 at Lincoln Center Theatre
"This fiendishly clever satire feels incredibly fresh. An ingenious piece of devised theater that has appeared like a golden unicorn in the Claire Tow Theater." - David Cote
"A playful and engrossing exploration of wealth, charity, poverty and human nature. You'll be thinking about this one for a long time." - Zachary Stewart
"A playful and engrossing exploration of wealth, charity, poverty and human nature. You'll be thinking about this one for a long time." - Zachary Stewart
"But what makes this show exceptional is the way it brings together a medley of styles, ideas, and theater magic to both delight and deliberately unsettle its audiences." – Cate Blouke
| Review by David Cote | Time Out New York | pdf of review |
| Review by Zachary Stewart | Theatremania | pdf of review |
| Review by Jonathan Mandell | NY Theatre Magazine | pdf of review |
| Editor Pick by Amanda Cooper | Flavorpill | pdf of review |
| Editor Pick by David Cote | Time Out New York (print only) | pdf of review |
| Preview Article by Charles Isherwood | New York Times | pdf of article |
| Preview Article by Russell Dembin | American Theatre Magazine (print only) | pdf of article |
| Feature Article by Mark Blankenship | TDF Stages: Theatre Magazine | pdf of article |
VIDEOS (back to top)
Below are links to video documentation of our work.
Video of Stop Hitting Yourself - world premiere flimed live at Lincoln Center Theatre, January 21, 2014 (NYC)
2-minute sample of Now Now Oh Now - workshop filmed live at The Off Center, April 2012 (Austin)
Production Stills from Stop Hitting Yourself, January 2014
Pre-Publicity Stills from Fixing King John
MARKETING & PUBLICITY MATERIALS (back to top)
Below are links to downloadable pdf's of select marketing and publicity materials:
PLAYBILLS
Season Playbill - all programs go inside this
Tiny (Lie) Musical Sept 2013 Program
MARKETING PIECES
Note: most of our production marketing occurs via social media as we try to reduce our paper output.
Grrl Action Summer 2013 did not have the budget for marketing, but still played to standing-room-only houses.
Fixing King John postcard front and back (click for full-size image)
MARKETING PIECES
Note: most of our production marketing occurs via social media as we try to reduce our paper output.
Grrl Action Summer 2013 did not have the budget for marketing, but still played to standing-room-only houses.
Fixing King John postcard front and back (click for full-size image)
AWARDS AND CITATIONS (back to top)
National recognition
The set for Stop Hitting Yourself at Lincoln Center was cited as BRILLIANT / LOW-BROW in this matrix in New York Magazine
Dionysus in 69 was nominated for a 2013 BESSIE AWARD for "Outstanding Revived Work"
Kirk Lynn and Lana Lesley were nominated for USA Fellowships. Kirk was awarded in 2012.
The six Co-Producing Artistic Directors were nominated for 2013 and 2014 Doris Duke Artist Awards. The nominations are not usually revealed, but because we are a collective, we were requested to explain our creation process and prove we are all generative artists.
Local recognition
"Outstanding Theatrical Event" - Austin Critics Table Awards, June 2013 (Now Now Oh Now)
"Top 10 Theatrical Wonders of 2012" by Robert Faires, Austin Chronicle, January 2013 (Now Now Oh Now)
"Top 10 Theatrical Joys of 2012" by Jillian Owens, Austin Chronicle, January 2013 (Cl1000P/Now Now Oh Now)
"Top 10 Designer Contributions of 2012" by Elizabeth Cobbe, Austin Chronicle, January 2013 (Now Now Oh Now)
