Star Tribune - Highly Recommended

"...Chvala’s sprightly and seamless direction works in perfect tandem with Robin McIntyre’s lovely and intricate set, two movable units comprising myriad staircases, balconies, windows and doors that glide into different configurations to conjure the various locales of the play while keeping the action moving unabated. Annie Enneking’s fight choreography, Evan Middlesworth’s ever-present sound design and Matthew J. LeFebvre’s costumes all add to the rich texture of this production."
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Twin Cities Daily Planet - Recommended

"...As rousing as this production was, I found it somewhat wanting compared to the Anthony Burgess translation that I saw performed at the Guthrie. Hollinger's translation may be more true to Rostand's play, but Burgess may have made a better play with his translation. Two changes in this translation did not work well. One is the addition of the scene in which Cyrano kills 100 men who seek to harm his friend—a scene I soon lost interest in. The other change was the deletion of Roxane's famous line: "I have never loved but one man in my life and I have lost him twice." Although the Guthrie production still looms large in my memory, Park Square's production of Hollinger's translation is an amusing frolic that is well worth seeing."
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Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Highly Recommended

"...JC Cutler offers a lovely and textured performance as Cyrano, moving easily from the hair-triggered, stubborn soldier unwilling to compromise to the achingly lovesick soul. When his Cyrano reveals his soul to Roxane, the vulnerability and the joy are palpable, so close to the bone that it's almost hard to watch."
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How Was The Show - Recommended

"...Yes, it’s fun and skillfully rendered entertainment, peppered with anachronisms and acting panache. You’re gonna love the first act. Chvala, cast and crew deliver, and I do recommend that you go. There aren’t that many directors out there that can do what Chvala can."
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