167 Tongues

Offoffonline review by William Coyle, “Variety is the Spice of Life.”
"Due in no small part to consistently first-rate writing, acting, and direction, this production’s tasty concoction, against all odds, manages to work much like the neighborhood it lovingly chronicles."

Queens Buzz review by Mike Wood, “167 Tongues Strikes Theatrical Gold.”
“I just returned from experiencing something truly wonderful…Better buy your tickets now, because this is something that could quickly catch fire and with only 99 seats available per night, they could go quickly.”

New York Times article by Fernanda Santos, “Capturing the Vitality of Jackson Heights and Putting it on Stage.”

New York Daily News article by Joe Kemp, “Many Worlds of Jackson Heights Converge in New Play."

Biggest Break

NYTheatre.com review by Chris Harcum of Biggest Break
"There is a lot to this little play ... A potentially great work is percolating here, one I hope gets developed."

Time Out New York interview with Les about BPC (by Helen Shaw).
"Surely, dramatists must be the most dejected of creatures. Not so! Self-empowering playwrights’ collectives are springing up like toadstools."

The Dramatist interview with Les about producing with BPC.
August, 2009 article in The Journal of the Dramatist Guild of America, "They Did It!"

Who Will Kiss the Pig (blog) review of Biggest Break.

A Dream Play

NYTheatre.com review by Martin Denton of A Dream Play.
"pushing us outside our comfort zones of sense and order."

America in Play

New York Times article by Felicia Lee, "Theater, Lost and Found" about America In Play.

Arje Shaw as The Bookseller (photo:Adam Bennett)