Star Tribune - Recommended

"...The work is elegant where it needs to be a little raw and dangerous. It addresses the intellect when we want our hearts stirred. It is an accomplishment that nonetheless leaves us wishing for more."
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Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Recommended

"...At the beginning of the play, one of the characters muses that "I'm not sure I know what bravery is," and wonders, "What's a hero, then, but one who tries?" Like the characters it depicts, this staging of "The Three Musketeers" isn't without its flaws. By its own standard, though, it qualifies as both a brave and heroic production."
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How Was The Show - Highly Recommended

"...The performances please, and then some. D'Artagnan, I think somewhat by accident, is the lead, and Bryan Porter acquits himself well, giving the youthful d'Artagnan both dignity and energy. Casey Hoekstra is excellent; he plays the mincing King Louis XIII as well as the evil, bescarred Chevalier Rochefort. His Rochefort slinks brilliantly. Aeysha Kinnunen excels as the gruesomely nasty Milady de Winter. As the eponymous fencing-crazed heroes, Nate Cheeseman, Ross Destiche and (especially) Shad Cooper look great and play with admirable gusto."
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Aisle Say Twin Cities - Somewhat Recommended

"...The actors prove their versatility and energy by playing a variety of major and minor roles, many involving impressive fencing and fight choreography (David Schneider). The staging is well executed with good use of the mostly vertical space. The play is less successful when balancing the tonal changes between a serious meditation on the darker aspects of human nature and politics-treachery, murder, deceit, revenge-with the broad comedic scenes throughout. The company acknowledges this difficulty in the director's notes and also during the play, when the narrator advises skipping through several minor subplots to wrap up the story. Even so, the play runs longer than necessary, in my view."
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