Local Critic Loved the Play

Civic Players offer a fresh Dickens
Monday, December 8, 2008
By Paul Lamar
Schenectady Daily Gazette
To quote: "...great artistry....with large puppets, fog, stunning period costumes (with Joe Fava's help), and the singing of, and dancing to, old English songs. It's a lovely production." Paul Lamar details many "first-rate features" and "standouts". My mother and I thought the staging worked very well and flowed seamlessly. My daughter loved the last puppet, the scariest ghost of "Yet to Come" and the audience responded with cheers. In San Francisco, American Conservatory Theater's annual staging of A Christmas Carol as a must-see holiday tradition. My mother, Mardy Moore, suggested that we in Schenectady should keep this play for our yearly treat.
Performances continue this week from Wednesday to Sunday, when the curtain closes on the final bow. Tickets are going fast.

Advance Notice

As seen in the Schenectady Gazette
A Noble Scrooge,  Santa & more
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
By Bill Buell, Gazette Reporter

Read the reviews of Moonlight and Magnolias

Daily Gazette, Civic Players offer a perceptive, funny must-see, Monday, October 20, 2008, By Paul Lamar

Daily Gazette, Q&A: Cross passionate about acting and stars, Sunday, October 19, 2008, By Bill Buell

Time Union , Schenectady Civic Players presents 'Moonlight and Magnolias' 'Moonlight' takes audiences behind the scenes of 'Gone With the Wind', By MICHAEL ECK, Special to the Times Union, First published in print: Thursday, October 16, 2008

Ann Parillo, Schenectady Today, Wednesday, October 15, 2008