Reviews
“The company, supplemented by fine actors brought in for the occasion, comprises an exceptional ensemble. Overheard after the event, 'This is what we come to the Fringe for.' Amen.”
“The execution and performances are in every respect top-notch.”
“Absurd, unbalancing and exhilarating, Hell Meets Henry Halfway is a Tilt-a-Whirl of a show that leaves you dizzy and means to.”
“The paradoxical thing about anarchy is
that it takes discipline to pull off — and Dan
Rothenberg's direction is, above all, disciplined… No matter
how bizarre the dramatic events, a unifying company style (think George Romero
apprenticing under George Abbott) keeps the action grounded.”
“It's the rare play that conveys existentialist
malaise, but isn't itself dull or depressing. Pig Iron succeeds.”
“The group's first original-score musical
reasserts their status as Philadelphia's
most imaginative theater company.”
“The combination of James Sugg's
compelling music, the odd, remarkable lyrics, Deborah Stein's inventive
writing, and the idiosyncratic ensemble acting under the direction of Dan Rothenberg adds up to an amazing evening of theater.”
“What was perfectly clear, however, was the prodigious talent and discipline of the ensemble, which tries to blend music, dance, and theater into a madcap Wagnerian whole. Stumbling upon Pig Iron was like finding a needle in the Fringe's frolicsome if mountainous haystack.”