The one-woman show features excellent direction by Mikaela Kafka and a stunning performance by Colleen Smith Wallnau. This insightful, emotive play is one that should be seen. ~ Broadway World
"A flawless script, imaginative staging and the heartfelt and heart wrenching performance of Collen Wallnau Smith combine to engage the audience in a unique and unsettling experience."
~ “Citizens Critic” Amy Petrie
"Three cheers for four women who have combined their impressive talents to give us a truly riveting, thought provoking, new play about a mother’s unwavering love for a son whose drug addiction led him to a cell on death row." ~ New Jersey Footlights
The Unexpected Guest
by Agatha Christie Be Bold Productions @ The Players Theatre
Starring: Anna Gion, Dan Moldovan, Jack Flatley, Brenda Bell, Richard Lisenby, Eric Fletcher, Sue Ellen Mandell, Set by Elizabeth Chaney, Emma Roupp Stage Management: Elizabeth Hathaway-Emond
"Mikaela Kafka manages to direct the cast through what is often made into a "campy" production into a suspenseful and timeless piece. The acting ensemble was terrific. The pace was even and did manage to increase with great subtlety as the story went on." ~Gold Star Review
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
by Tom Stoppard Circle Players
Starring Jake Burbage, Michael Stratton, Jen Wewers, Liz Rapelye, Erica Boyea, Matt Marino, Lewis Decker,
JD Robinson, Heidi Carter Hart, Allison Mitchell, David Gross. Stage Mamagement by Jennifer Robinson
Costumes and Photos by Stephanie Genda
Apples in Winter Centenary Stage Company
by Jennifer Fawcett
Starring Colleen Smith-Wallnau
Set Design, Aaron Turetsky Lighting, Ethan Newman Sound, Kevin Semencik, Stage Management, Danielle Constance
Women Rising: Stories of Hope Speranza Theatre Company
by Jennie Contuzzi
Starring: Aryana Sedarti, Alicia Rivas, LC DeSandies,Adrienne Camm, Jaspn Faust
Sound Design: Estelle Bajou
Wendy's Shadow Mystic Vision Players @ Hamilton Stages
by David Maglione
Starring: Michael Nigro, Madison Washer, Erin Long, Michael Patierno, Julie Galorenzo, Madeline Fansler, Chris Frasier, Lyle Dungee, Erica Boyea, Choreography by Amy Calzone
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“Kafka’s energetic, professional,
polished production of ENRON
is a MUST SEE!
The Circus Theme is not only fun, its poignant."
~The Suburbanite
ENRON
by Lucy Prebble Garage Theatre
Starring: Jarel Davidow, Michael Bias, Kristan Booth, Catherine Gasta, Ryan Scott, Elizabeth Simmons, Sabrina BlackburnNoreen Hughes, Mitchell gordon, Joe Conboy, Costumes; Marci Shein, sound design, Donald Stark Lights, Gregg Bellon
Dragon's Breath
by Michael C. Oday New York International Fringe Festival 2014
Starring Hannah Sloat, Lorinda Loritza, Chrostopher Michael McLamb, Michael Oday,
Costumes by David Quinn, Production Design, Gregg Bellon, sound design, Donald Stark
"Directed by Mikaela Kafka, Dragon’s Breath flows seamlessly and realistically between scenes. It is a credit to director and actor that it never comes off as anything but sincere."
~Stage Buddy
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As a Director, I was so proud of this production., bringing to light the epidemic of Domestic Violence. and watching after each performance, a number of audience members sign up to volunteer. The awareness that theatre can bring is only the beginning. Let us continue the conversation.
