REVIEWS:
The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide:
"At the center of the play is Joe Calarco, who plays both Johnny's best friend and, when the pageant is performed, he plays Johnny himself. Calarco's performance communicates volumes about friendship, mourning and the myriad ways survivors try to understand why someone they love has committed suicide. Throughout the play within a play we never forget that Calarco is playing someone who is impersonating his dead best friend. This makes the performance and the play all the more riveting." -CHICAGO READER
L.A. Lights Fire:
"Calarco delivers emotional heft to the characterizations and makes the philosophical underpinnings of the story plausible." -BACKSTAGE
"...a visceral, gorgeously written set of mind-bending monologues performed by a terrific actor. You wont go wrong with LA Lights Fire."
-LA THEATRE REVIEW
No. Saints Lane
"Joe Calarco was excellent as Jay. His affecting portrayal of an odd, lonesome fish canner was sensitive and full of life and longing."
"...these players take what could be a densely difficult play and make it electrifying... this is a hauntingly exquisite little production, transporting that aforementioned black-box space to a place where art surpasses everything." -BACKSTAGE (Critic's Pick)
"Joe Calarco was excellent as Jay. His affecting portrayal of an odd, lonesome fish canner was sensitive and full of life and longing." - LA Theatre Review
"...these players take what could be a densely difficult play and make it electrifying... this is a hauntingly exquisite little production, transporting that aforementioned black-box space to a place where art surpasses everything." -Backstage (Critic's Pick)
