PRESS
The Debates
"This was the way to spend the nervous hours before voting began on Tuesday... Forthright, in-your-face, up-to-the-minute... Let's hope we don't have to wait four years and another embattled primary for a troupe like Theater in Asylum to visit Hartford again."
- The Hartford Courant
"Whether you’re a political junkie, a theater freak, or just kind of curious what all the fuss is about, the show is the perfect capsule of our surreal political culture."
- New York Magazine's Bedford and Bowery
"Not only was The Debates—a play that amused and educated a full house at the Kraine Theater on the eve of the primary elections--about politics. It was politics." - NY City Lens
"Paul Bedard has been at the forefront of efforts to drum up enthusiasm for the election." - The Telegraph
“There is so much information in an election year. I believe it is the artist’s duty to help make sense of it all, not with more information, but with interpretation, narrative, color, sound, story. Art helps us understand the stakes, the context, and the humanity within the chaos." - Paul Bedard interviewed on Howlround
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"This was the way to spend the nervous hours before voting began on Tuesday... Forthright, in-your-face, up-to-the-minute... Let's hope we don't have to wait four years and another embattled primary for a troupe like Theater in Asylum to visit Hartford again."
- The Hartford Courant
"Whether you’re a political junkie, a theater freak, or just kind of curious what all the fuss is about, the show is the perfect capsule of our surreal political culture."
- New York Magazine's Bedford and Bowery
"Not only was The Debates—a play that amused and educated a full house at the Kraine Theater on the eve of the primary elections--about politics. It was politics." - NY City Lens
"Paul Bedard has been at the forefront of efforts to drum up enthusiasm for the election." - The Telegraph
“There is so much information in an election year. I believe it is the artist’s duty to help make sense of it all, not with more information, but with interpretation, narrative, color, sound, story. Art helps us understand the stakes, the context, and the humanity within the chaos." - Paul Bedard interviewed on Howlround
Click here to learn more about Theater in Asylum's The Debates.
The Infernal Machine
"Bedard infused intelligent metaphors on socialism into The Infernal Machine, with deep commentary on society being both openly highlighted and discretely suggested at all the rights moments... Bedard had carefully placed surprises to keep his social commentary sensibly shocking and invigorating."
- Theater is Easy Blog
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"Bedard infused intelligent metaphors on socialism into The Infernal Machine, with deep commentary on society being both openly highlighted and discretely suggested at all the rights moments... Bedard had carefully placed surprises to keep his social commentary sensibly shocking and invigorating."
- Theater is Easy Blog
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¡Olé!
"An enchanting production that sizzles with passion and completely"
— Prague Post
"Playful, sensual, and full of halting, troubled passion, ¡Ole! is a fantastic experience."
— Prague Film and Theatre Center
"Boldly offering the right kind of asylum to two significantly edgy masters, this is essential theater, and it is beautiful."
— Fringe Review
"This touring show by Theater in Asylum had one of the most alluring premises of all the 2013 Fringe shows, and I’m happy to say it lived up to expectations... This is smart theater... genius... brisk, unyielding..."
- Rochester City Newspaper
"Rarely does one see a production in any theater that's performed with greater intensity and passion than Theater in Asylum's presentation of the complex friendship of Salvador Dalí and Federico García Lorca."
- Swan Isle Press
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"An enchanting production that sizzles with passion and completely"
— Prague Post
"Playful, sensual, and full of halting, troubled passion, ¡Ole! is a fantastic experience."
— Prague Film and Theatre Center
"Boldly offering the right kind of asylum to two significantly edgy masters, this is essential theater, and it is beautiful."
— Fringe Review
"This touring show by Theater in Asylum had one of the most alluring premises of all the 2013 Fringe shows, and I’m happy to say it lived up to expectations... This is smart theater... genius... brisk, unyielding..."
- Rochester City Newspaper
"Rarely does one see a production in any theater that's performed with greater intensity and passion than Theater in Asylum's presentation of the complex friendship of Salvador Dalí and Federico García Lorca."
- Swan Isle Press
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#CORIOLANUS
"Director Paul Bedard smartly breathes fresh air into a classic."
- Show Business Weekly
"…wildly inventive maneuvers… impressively choreographed calisthenic dance fighting, and a surprisingly bubbly sense of humor."
- Surreal Time Press
"Though Bedard and company have taken a great number of risks in this stylized semi-update of Coriolanus, the result is well worthwhile."
- The L Magazine
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"Director Paul Bedard smartly breathes fresh air into a classic."
- Show Business Weekly
"…wildly inventive maneuvers… impressively choreographed calisthenic dance fighting, and a surprisingly bubbly sense of humor."
- Surreal Time Press
"Though Bedard and company have taken a great number of risks in this stylized semi-update of Coriolanus, the result is well worthwhile."
- The L Magazine
Click here for more about Theater in Asylum's #Coriolanus
