SELECTED PRESS:
BUS STOP, Williamstown Theatre Festival:
“But the most intriguing relationship in this production is between two characters I didn’t even remember: Dr. Gerald Lyman (Bill Camp), a dissolute poetry-quoting professor, and Elma Duckworth (Laura Heisler), a teenage waitress…. It’s Ms. Heisler and Mr. Camp who give this Bus Stop its unsettlingly vital sparks of passion and compassion. Their characters’ wayward mutual attraction embodies the ache that throbs throughout Inge’s work.” -- Ben Brantley, NY Times
EVERYTHING WILL BE DIFFERENT, Soho Rep:
“Scribe Mark Schultz and youthful thesp Laura Heisler pull off this high-wire tightrope act with gravity and grace … a production that’s all the more satisfying for being so dangerously funny … In Heisler’s electrifying perf, the girl is all nerves and mouth, rattling off Schultz’s monologues with such fierce intensity and raw anger that one can only wonder what she’d do with a gun in her hand.” -- Variety
“... Exquisitely performed … “ -- NY Times
“Heisler is onstage nearly every moment of this intense, affecting production, fearlessly committing body (fluids) and soul to her character’s kamikaze dive.” -- Village Voice
THE MISTAKES MADELINE MADE, Naked Angels:
“Heisler, who charts Edna’s drifts from ennui to hysteria in her mournful, froggy voice, delivers a knockout turn in the final scene.” -- The Village Voice
STUNNING, Woolly Mammoth:
“... Ms. Heisler gives a stunning (to borrow the title as adjective) performance that is both highly comedic and fiercely emotional. Her range is incredible.” -- Two on the Aisle
KIN, Playwrights Horizons:
“KIN, which features a superlative cast and has been directed by Sam Gold with his customary grace, is simply terrific, perhaps the finest new play of the season to date. … Helena, a chronically underemployed actress who has been in mourning for her dog for a year, and who is played by Laura Heisler with a funny, prickly sense of the dark humor in neediness.” -- NY Times
“Few actresses are so funny, honest and human at depicting high anxiety.” -- Daily News
“A made to order role for Laura Heisler who seems to specialize in portraying quirky funny-sad characters like this.” -- Curtain Up
TOO MUCH MEMORY, Rising Phoenix Rep:
“... Laura Heisler’s Antigone is a fierce rebel whose bravado descends with horrifying speed into overwhelming terror.” -- NY Times
“... Heisler’s emotionally searing work … she takes us on a harrowing journey from righteousness to animal terror.” -- Time Out NY
BFF, WET:
“Heisler, ever a brave performer, gives a wrenching turn…” -- Village Voice
“Laura Heisler and Sasha Eden are radiantly real ... “ -- The New Yorker
TOP GIRLS, Williamstown:
“A splendid cast, including a remarkable turn by Heisler as both the unrelenting Dull Gret and, later, the heartbreaking Angie in an unsentimental performance.” -- Variety
EURYDICE, Madison Rep:
“Superbly acted … Laura Heisler’s urgently human portrayal of the title character. … she burns with life and intelligence ... “ -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
ROCKET TO THE MOON, Woolly Mammoth:
“So honestly, furiously acted … Heisler, stringy, burning and full of hunger …”-- The Georgetowner
“Heisler transcends being merely impressive to achieve a truly breathtaking impact by the play’s conclusion.” -- Metro Weekly
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