Reviews
*Read the reviews of THEATRE LILA'S FIRECRACKER & WONDER:lust!

"(Theatre LILA's FIRECRACKER) is a cultural adventure not to be missed... it is a veritable explosion of theatrical dynamism. I can't remember being so exhilarated at the theatre recently. The play is performed with spectacular panache and energy by its accomplished cast of eleven."
Martin Dentin, nytheatre.com
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"WONDER:lust is likely to drift into your dreams... Arden Reese takes you on an astonishing ride through the terrors of logic and the vertigo of reason, and forces you to wonder about WHAT IF."
Deidre Donovan, thearescene.net
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"Good theater often provokes one of two reactions: it entertains, or it prompts thought. Rare is the production that does both. With “The Lear Project,” the Harwich Winter Theatre and Theatre LILA have created that most rare of alchemies..."
By Scott Dalton - The Cape Codder
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“There is an aura of trust permeating the ensemble that extends and includes the audience. They trust each other…
This is one of the best pieces of theatre I’ve seen in 5 years!”
Bryn Manion

“Theater Lila makes its debut with a strongly experiential approach. It is the kind of theater that demands your attention through physical urgency and immediacy.”
Bryn Manion - offoffonline.com
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“I eventually saw that I was watching myself on stage. I realized the universality of the theme and how this rare show successfully fulfills one of the original purposes of theatre: catharsis."
Debbie Hoodiman

"What makes this piece extraordinary is the genuine emotional experience it elicits."
Debbie Hoodiman - NYTheatre.com
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“I liked it!...Amidst the rage and tragedy that defines the WRECKED universe, there is a wickedly fun interpretation of Zeus as a smarmy, lounging deity who manipulates mortals and demigods alike with the slightest of gestures, only to sit back smoking as war, murder and destruction overcomes the landscape.”
Kessa De Santis - electroniclink/off-Broadway
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What the INTERNATIONAL PRESS has said...
about Arden Reese’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream -

The Scotsman’s Pick of the Day for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

4 stars - “Great Leap Forward – There is a method in their method … highly trained, highly skilled, awesomely energetic American actors in a tight, driven, ensemble company … Edinburgh has every reason to hope for an early return”
The Scotsman

“To begin with I feared Pendulum was taking the piss. But when they opened their mouths to speak, they quickly demonstrated that it was, perfectly properly, Shakespeare’s daft Athenians and pompous fairies who were the butt of the humor … the showdown was superbly staged”
The Herald