“CalArts’ one-time production of Iannis Xenakis's "opera" Oresteia--we only call it an "opera" because there aren't better words for choreographed oratorios in which action transpires more by choral movements and gyrations than by conventional acting--received its west coast premiere Sunday night. It quickly became for its appreciative audience an astonishing exemplar of the kind of dimensions and energies that Steiner hoped artworks that echo other artworks to realize...
...the engaging oddities, such as men's and women's choruses arguing with each other across the infield, made for the kind of evening that one could experience as a satisfying Gestalt as well as climactic Greek narrative theater.”
“The world you created absorbed me completely and there were so many smart, sharp moments that you brought to the text. You, Nick [Benacerraf], Amanda [Lee] and the rest of your team completely transformed the space and the actors, which was so thrilling to experience.”
~Amanda Shank
“I'm still haunted by the softly poisonous and sweetly terrifying world you made for Phaedra.”
~Alexis MacNab
“The last moment? Yes. Yes yes yes.”
~Deena Selenow
“...directed with aplomb and great care by Marina McClure ... Odyssey Productions should be incredibly proud of this piece as a representative of all that is great about under-the-radar theater in New York...
...McClure's stunning direction takes the audience and the characters along the same journeys of pain, risk, and loss...
...Catherine Gowl is a revelation as Miss Girl. She loads the piece onto her back and navigates it through challenging terrain...the ensemble should be commended, because this is truly a wonderful team effort from Odyssey. This play deserves an off-Broadway run to showcase the depth of the play, the production itself, and the starmaking performance of Gowl. Discover this gem at Center for Architecture while you still can.”
“Clean, concise, streamlined and powerful. Thank you all for some awesome theater!!”
~Cybele Moon
for Oresteia
for Phaedra’s Love
for The Pillowman
for The Delicate Business of Boy and Miss Girl