TO FALL IN LOVE
at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
MELPOMENE PRODUCTIONS

PAUL HEGARTY / THEATRE BUBBLE
​​To Fall in Love at Greenside Infirmary Street
  • "Gallagher and Casalini’s performances are detailed and delightfully nuanced  [...] totally captivating [...] full of feeling while displaying an astonishing naturalism [...] rich in detail and deep in feeling and are never indulgent."
  • "The spark between these two actors is so impressive as they allow the other to shine without ever dulling their own performance. Each player has a depth of intention and focused motivation."
  • ​"To Fall in Love really is a ‘Best of the Fest’ and you should not miss it."

TO FALL IN LOVE
site-specific in San Diego
MELPOMENE PRODUCTIONS
DAVID DIXON / TIMES OF SAN DIEGO
​Local Playwright’s Intense ‘To Fall in Love’ Takes Over Pacific Beach Home
  • "Natural and intimate performances, [...] Gallagher playing Merryn with a deep sadness that’s not immediately apparent."
PAT LAUNER / SAN DIEGO STORY
Questions That Could Save a Marriage
  • "They are outstanding — separately and together — wholly natural and credible at every moment."

AMELIA LIVES
AMERICAN HISTORY THEATRE

AMBER ROBINSON / AMERICAN HISTORY THEATRE
A Perspective on Amelia Earhart
  • "She’s silly, she’s funny, but most importantly…she’s good. The same energy she uses to give you the giggles is the same alluring energy she uses to get to the root of a character and bring out the most emphatic portions of the roles she plays. She has an ability to disarm you and connect with you easily when you meet her, and that ability comes in handy as a performer."

WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING
CYGNET THEATRE

PAM KRAGEN / SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
‘Rain’ a haunting study of nature vs. nurture
  • "Cygnet’s well-cast time-traveling play is mesmerizing."
  • "The well-produced play is thought-provoking and heart-tugging, and will no doubt rank among San Diego’s best shows of 2016."
  • "It’s a mesmerizing theatrical tour de force."
MILO SHAPIRO / STAGE AND CINEMA.COM
When It Rains, It Soars
  • "A memorable, highly-recommended production."
JEFF SMITH / SAN DIEGO READER
When The Rain Stops Falling at Cygnet
  • "Beth Gallagher, impressive as the [...] younger Elizabeth Law"
  • "Cygnet’s production is stellar [...] the cast alternates from fluid movements to stillness in ways that verge on the hypnotic."
PAT LAUNER / KSDS, CENTER STAGE
When The Rain Stops Falling, Cygnet Theatre
  • "The Cygnet Theatre production is outstanding"
  • "The ensemble is magnificent, each marvelous performer giving heft and depth to an intriguing character and an impressive array of emotions."

CAR PLAYS: INTERCHANGE
LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE WITHOUT WALLS FESTIVAL

PAM KRAGEN / SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
Outsider stories, car plays at WoW La Jolla Playhouse's Without Walls Festival excels in human stories in nontraditional settings
  • ​"The beauty of 'Car Plays' is its intimacy (which may be too close for comfort for some) and its crackerjack timing (it mostly moves with the precision of a Swiss watch). With the change in thematic style this year, “Car Plays” has come back fresher than ever, and as always, it’s such an audience favorite that it’s mostly sold out."