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"I see alot of theatre, but wow ... it was amazing how thoroughly the actors morphed into their roles!"
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"Don’t miss it! It’s packed with talent and humor. It’s a classic worth reviving..."
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WASHINGTON POST
"The inmates certainly play well together in Keegan Theatre’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Each time McMurphy pushes Nurse Ratched to the edge and the mental ward goes bananas, Susan Marie Rhea’s cast gets the crazy din just right. ... The Keegan gang delivers the action with pace and confidence ... The performances are lively, focused ... Keegan has the energy and skill to get you hooked on what happens..."
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DCEXAMINER.COM
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a perfect showcase for the considerable talents of Keegan’s stock company. ... Under Susan Marie Rhea’s superb direction, all of the actors, particularly Rhea and Herren, give exemplary performances. ...The production staff makes exceptional contributions as well. Matthew Rippetoe’s original music score is one of his best to date. Shadia Hafiz’s period costumes are right on the money. George Lucas’ set and Dan Martin’s lighting create the perfect antiseptic but ominous atmosphere."
-Read Doug Krentzlin’s full review
DRAMA URGE
"Deft direction by Susan Marie Rhea ... Sheri Herren as Nurse Ratched is truly diabolical in her quest for total domination ... Delivered with pitch-perfect cadence, as close to the realization of the Big Nurse as I could have hoped for ... Mark Rhea as Randall McMurphy gives a spirited performance ... he imbues McMurphy with a good natured vulnerability. ...Mr. Adams as Chief Bromden captures the poetic and spiritual voice embodied in the story’s throughline ...Joe Baker gives a nuanced and believable characterization as stuttering Billy Bibbitt ...Colin Smith as the catatonic Ruckley provides some levity as a fixed but moveable object while Melissa Hmelnicky jump starts each of her two scenes. The design elements of the production were first rate..."
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DC TRAVELER
"The cast is strong, as with so many Keegan productions ... Mark A. Rhea plays a high-energy and likeable McMurphy and the equally talented Sheri S. Herren is almost eerily frightening from start to finish ... another outstanding performance was delivered by Mike Kozemchak ... "
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THE BEACON NEWSPAPER
"alternately funny, touching and chilling ... a powerful retelling. ... Played here with sensitivity and strength by Keegan regular Kevin Adams, Chief creates a stirring mix of poignancy and significance that give this production its best moments. ...Rhea makes this McMurphy a more vulnerable figure, adding depth to his individual story arc. ... Herren has a marvelously vivid presence onstage here: tall, imposing and icy ...Bottom line: spend some summer time with these birds...."
-Read Michael Toscano's full review (pdf)
DC THEATRE SCENE
"Mark A. Rhea (McMurphy) and Sheri S. Herren (Nurse Ratched) are standouts ... The tension between these two each time they share the stage is electrifying ...Director Susan Marie Rhea creates a realistic institution and keeps the show moving well ...Dan Martin’s light design and Tony Angelini’s sound design help convey appropriate atmosphere throughout ...."
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WASHINGTON POST EXPRESS
**"Top Stop" for the weekend**
ALL ARTS REVIEW 4 U
"CRITICS CHOICE for show and acting (Kevin Adams as Chief Bromden) ... Nurse Ratched is intensely manipulative, fraudulently concerned about the welfare of ’her’ patient, and into power politics at a level where there can be only one winner ... McMurphy is every neighborhood’s bad boy...the man who pushes the envelope at all edges until something pops loose..."
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THE EDGE - WASHINGTON
"Directed by Susan Marie Rhea, Keegan Theatre’s production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is highlighted by a unanimously strong cast starting with Mark A. Rhea, the Keegan Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director, as McMurphy down to the cruel, seemingly piddling nurse’s aides. ... Matthew Rippetoe’s compositions and Tony Angelini’s sound design are haunting ...many touching moments make this production outstanding ...The actors are all fascinating to watch."
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ARLINGTON WEEKLY NEWS TV / CHANNEL 69
"What a delightful collection of nuts make up this entertaining cast ... Sheri S. Herren does her usual fine job ....Joe Baker is terrific ... Catch Cuckoo before it leaves!..."
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