waiting for lefty

REVIEWS

"It's been nearly 80 years since Odets' play was first produced by the Group Theatre, and the current rise of experiential, interactive theatre might be read as a bit of history repeating itself. Many thanks to Street Corner Arts for its homage to a way of producing and experiencing theatre that de-centers its audience while at once providing fine acting from a highly impressive cast."

Adam Roberts, Austin Chronicle

"Waiting for Lefty has the impetuous impact of a propaganda poster, but the vivid portrayal of human dilemma overrides the stereotypes. In a performance running scarcely more than an hour the audience is assaulted and swept away by the power of the performers. After Lefty fails to appear, the piece closes with the electrifying tableau of the vote on the strike. And if you're not on your feet with the shambling grim Travis Dean as old timer Agate when he summarizes the case for a strike, you'll be one of the few." 

Michael Meigs, CTX Live Theatre

"Director Benjamin Summers has taken an excellent ensemble cast and crafted a smartly paced, energetic, and taut production. The play starts off with an acrimonious meeting of taxicab drivers with their union leader at the union hall. Summers actually places some of the actors in the audience to create the illusion we — spectators as well as the actors — are all involved in the meeting and the events that follow."

Patrick McElhinney, Austin Entertainment Weekly