Orange Flower Water

"WITH ITS RAPID-FIRE DIALOGUE, explosive plot twists, and no-holds barred aggression, Orange Flower Water is the theatrical version of all-out warfare. By turns darkly comic and deeply tragic, the work and its stunning rendition will be the first show of the Actor’s Workshop’s six-show season and is kicking off Friday at Risley Hall. Orange Flower Water is the perfect reminder that no entertainment can be as entrancing and engrossing as a small black box stage." (read full Ithaca Times article)

My Name is Rachel Corrie

". . . in the course of the play Corrie embodies many different characters - from her father and mother to ex-boyfriends and Palestinians. In rehearsal, Dillon was absolutely magnetic as the main character, but her impressions strike perfect tones: arch, comic, tone-deaf, despairing. . ." (read full Ithaca Times article)

Far Away

With the help of a stellar cast, director Amina Omari's haunting rendition of Caryl Churchill's Far Away left audiences thinking. Special thanks to Workshop alum Ria Burns-Wilder for taking a break from acting in NYC to come back to Ithaca and star in the show. You were integral in helping the talented Omari bring this beautiful, thought provoking story to life. 

Poona the F***dog (and other plays for children)

"Over at the Actor's Workshop of Ithaca Theater Company, the provocative company continues its inaugural season with a play that has an almost unprintable title. But if you can get past the dirty bits of "Poonah the F*** Dog (And Other Plays for Children)" (Note: Children = 18+), you'll find a political farce less cringe-worthy than conversation-starting. Organizers promise that though the work may be short on political correctness, it's full of heart." (read full Ithaca Times article)

Four Dogs and a Bone

"The Actor's Workshop of Ithaca Theatre Company, who in their first season have excelled in the business of entertainment for the under 40 set, has decided to turn to the entertainment business for the last full show of the year. While earlier plays have included a psycho-sexual drama, a post-apocalyptic dystopia, a politically charged dramatic monologue and an absurdist fantasy, their latest offering is John Patrick Shanley's "Four Dogs and a Bone." For a company that has spent the better part of a year pushing boundaries, Shanley's satire about Hollywood in New York seems if not toothless, then certainly tame in comparison. Of course, what's more mellow for the workshop, who will mount the play at Risley Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, and at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11, is at the extreme of what any other upstate New York group might consider.

The brisk hour and a half two act centers on two female actors - one more experienced than the other - a sleazy male producer and a naïve first time screenwriter. Barbed with juicy bits of dialogue like 'it's grotesque Kabuki!' and 'an idiot, I hope, savant,' the play promises to be better than whatever's at your local multiplex. . ."  (read full Ithaca Times article)