Review: “Ruby and the Reindeer” makes true holiday magic
“Here For Now Theatre’s Ruby and the Reindeer… is a precious rarity: a source of genuine holiday magic which is felt, rather than manufactured.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“Here For Now Theatre’s Ruby and the Reindeer… is a precious rarity: a source of genuine holiday magic which is felt, rather than manufactured.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“The play, adapted by Michael Healey from journalist Alexandra Posadzki’s nonfiction chronicle of the Rogers family and the boardroom, arrives at Streetcar Crowsnest with Chris Abraham directing and Tom Rooney starring … as everyone.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“Invasion: A Christmas Carol argues for a different ritual: making space for surprise.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“The show is fantastically inventive and sui generis: any synopsis pales beside the disorienting sensation of watching it.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“A Christmas Carol stares into winter’s darkest night and insists on light, while White Christmas wraps that light in satin and song to keep the darkness out.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“All these strands are pulled into a single coherent and engrossing experience.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“The Christmas Market is an unexpected, engrossing, multi-layered gift to thinking theatregoers.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“One of the play’s most provocative moves is how it situates private memory amid public trauma.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“Normand delivers a stunning performance that is technically exquisite.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“You’ll have witnessed the one-of-a-kind performance of a one-of-a-kind musical,,,” ~ Scott Sneddon
“In this age where authentic community experiences feel rare, these three unlikely guides argue for — and succeed — in teaching and then reconstituting some of the original power of Greek tragedy.” ~ Scott Sneddon