Review Excerpts
The company kept a page of selected press excerpts. The lines below remain short and appear exactly in the wording and attribution used there. They are organized by production so readers can move directly from a critical impression to the production record.
The Service Road
“...innovative and wittily designed production of Erin Courtney's look at loss and redemption”
TimeOut NY
“The production's exploration of how we cope with our inner demons feels haunting and genuine.”
New York Theatre Review
“...brimming with design talent ...outstanding.”
NYTheatre.com
“...a lovely, unique experience.”
The Arts Wire
These excerpts point to the elements documented on the production page: a storm-struck park, inclined planes and moving branches, live sound effects, animation, projected Tree Children, and a large video puppet. The company’s page also collected longer discussions, but this history keeps only compact excerpts.
NOIR
“Ingeniously designed”
BackStage
“Noir is a fine showcase for Einbinder and his wizardly technical colleagues, and it's also a keen entertainment wrought by a talented writer and ensemble.”
NYTheatre.com
The production record supports the design emphasis in those lines: black-and-white frames, panels and screens, flat angular props, live music, and choreographed movement recast cinematic devices as stagecraft.
I, Object!
“...shape-shifting visual feast and fresh surprises emerging in each scene.”
NYTheatre.com
“The longer I, Object! opens up its box of tricks, the longer we want to stay in this world.”
NYTheatre.com
The “box of tricks” is visible in the company credits: music by Zak Engel, production management by Sarah Conyers, and props, puppets, and costumes by Juliana Cope, alongside an ensemble combining animation and live video.
Chantecler
“especially memorable... creative, interesting... witty...”
New York Times
“The puppetry is quite impressive... Chantecler is very entertaining.”
NYTheatre.com
The production’s scale came from ten actors playing more than one hundred animal characters while illustrators and musicians worked live.
Spring Awakening
“Nothing short of extraordinary... Stunningly theatrical, moodily evocative, and even a little scary at times, this Spring Awakening crackles with invention and intelligence.”
NYTheatre.com
The company connected that response to a painted expressionist environment of shadow, light, sound, and towering adult figures.
The Battles of Coxinga
“Einbinder genuinely succeeds.”
Village Voice
For credits, source context, and descriptions of each staging, continue to the linked production pages or browse the complete Projects & Events chronology.