THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
“Cape Fear Regional Theatre’s The Play That Goes Wrong kills with laughter… After the show, audience members filed out of the theater, many looking like they had just come off an amusement park roller-coaster. They were exuberant and laughing, trying to reconcile what they had just witnessed. This may be the funniest play Cape Fear Regional Theatre has ever produced. I strongly suggest you don’t miss it.” —CityView of Fayetteville
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
“The Bridges of Madison County brings lyrical romance and Americana to the Redhouse…Performances are uniformly good and sometimes thrilling… Laura Josepher’s direction is sensitive, carefully delineating the intimate moments, while moving at a brisk pace.”
—Syracuse.com
MURDER FOR TWO
“Who would have thought that weather, murder, mystery, music and a cast of two could have pulled off this “whodunit” with such ease, comedy, endurance, enthusiasm, energy, grace and style? Watching (Ben) Miller and (Trace) Pool play off each other in such an easygoing, no-nonsense style was delightful. . Since there are both male and female suspects, Miller and Pool tested their entire physical, vocal and visual prowess to pull off very skillful and challenging performances.They seemed to be able to read each other’s minds, movements and mannerisms, which were essential to pulling the audience into their every line, every animation and every laugh.” —Up And Coming
Tom Gualtieri and David Sisco in BAIT 'N SWISH
BAIT ‘N SWISH:
“Director Laura Josepher does an excellent job of shaping and sharpening the actors’ total of 49 characters. Pace and tone are key with this kind of material, which Ms. Josepher handles with aplomb. With this stripped-down production, she puts the story of Charlie and Justin front and center, foregoing technical and design elements. The actors perform their own “set changes” and often their own sound cues. Clearly this artistic collaboration of director, writer/actor, and actor is an effective creative team. –Gary Larcan, www.stageandcinema.com
Michael Anderson and Karin Sibrava in DATING GAMES
DATING GAMES:
"...credit original Gotham helmer Laura Josepher with maintaining the beautifully balanced rhythms of these engrossing encounters between various configurations of some monumentally needy contemporary folk. She is supported by a gifted four-member ensemble..."--Variety
"Laura is a wonderful, wonderful actors' director. She makes the rehearsal room entirely safe, so everyone feels free to take chances, knowing it's just fine if you fail. And she's just amazing in the way she can talk to actors (and to the writer). You want to do well for her -- and that's a truly great thing to feel about a director."--Garth Wingfield, Playwright, nytheatre.com
"All five pieces are directed flawlessly by Laura Josepher, and feature acting at the tour de force level... Everything about this production bespeaks professionalism; this is off-off-Broadway at its best."--nytheatre.com
"Josepher's staging of Dating Games approaches conducting, with intensely orchestrated fast and slow movements; her very musical work often seems like an extension of the script ."--Talkin' Broadway
Susan Koozin in DIRTY BLONDE
DIRTY BLONDE:
"Directed with muscular grace by Laura Josepher..."--Houston Press
"Director Laura Josepher handles this difficult form with wonderful control... These tricky transitions play smoother than Mae's curves, which is a credit to both Josepher's direction and the talented trio of actors."--The Daily Cougar
"Director Laura Josepher... has a genuine feeling for the limits necessary to make the limitless Mae West a sympathetic characternd to prevent the two young lovers from being overwhelmed by Mae the Icon."--Texas Triangle
"Director Laura Josepher... keeps the action running smoothly through those shifting time frames."--Houston Chronicle
Bob Dillon, John Tormey, William Severs, and Frank Girardeau in Laura Hembree's CAR POOL
CAR POOL:
"Under the precise direction of Laura Josepher, the production's excellent ensemble invests (the play) with a dark, witty and immediate tension... The play skims ponderous waters. But Ms. Hembree and Ms. Josepher sustain a gentle wryness and quirkiness of detail that gives prototypes flesh and conquers tedium." —Ben Brantley, New York Times
Jason Douglas and Luci Christian in TURN OF THE SCREW
THE TURN OF THE SCREW:
"(The show) comes together nicely under Laura Josepher's nicely compressed direction, which keeps a careful and spooky torque as the story builds to its inevitable ghostly conclusion."--HoustonPress.com
Joanne Bonasso, Pippa Winslow, Casey Burden and Jeffrey Gimble in I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE:
"Stages Repertory Theater has a holiday winner with its spirited Houston premiere of I Love You, You're Perfect; Now Change... Director Laura Josepher achieves a brisk and nimble rendition, resourcefully maneuvering her cast on Thom Guthrie's set... I Love You is nearly perfect and needn't change anything."--Houston Chronicle