| Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Recommended
"...It would be comparatively easy to paint Jack's wife, Juno, as a steely, suffering matriarch, but Anita Reeves finds many more hues. She scolds and cajoles, guides and goads, protects and deflects -- all the while seeming to keep a tight rein on herself and her emotions. But when faced with a pair of catastrophic calamities near the play's end, Reeves strips Juno emotionally bare, keening in loss, howling in rage, galvanizing in strength."
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How Was The Show - Recommended
"...You have to respect Joe Dowling for closing his long and celebrated tenure as the Guthrie Theater's artistic director with Sean O'Casey's classic Juno and the Paycock, a show that pays homage to his most personal cultural and artistic influences while being consistently honest and challenging. The show is an appropriate send-off, as not only does it convey deep appreciation of Dowling's heritage and previous work at Dublin's Abbey Theater, but it was his mounting of this show on Broadway in 1988 that helped usher him to prominence."
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David and Chelsea Berglund
Aisle Say Twin Cities - Recommended
"...But Juno and the Paycock is still just another play, one of many from which you can choose to see this month. If you want to see Dowling's "last bow" go see this play. But that's not the only reason you should see this play. It is truly great theatre-a great script by a great playwright (one of the best that ever lived), an incredible cast, breathtaking sets, and a director who truly understands the lifeblood of this play. It will be a night of theatre you won't soon forget."
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