John Is A Father Reviews
Los Angeles Times- Recommended
"...Each of Myatt's new plays offers a quiet vision of hard-won hope amid adversity, but "John Is a father" goes deeper. It's the difference between showing life as it's lived versus life as it's talked about."
Examiner- Highly Recommended
"..."John is a Father" captured and unflinchingly held the audience for just shy 90 minutes of pure entertainment. One of its production elements was the excellent use of audio/visual effects to eloquently establish and connect the various scenes. Once again the ROAD Theatre Company presents theatrical excellence as it celebrates its Silver Anniversary."
NoHoArtsDistrict- Highly Recommended
"...Sam Anderson is just breathtaking as John. His stillness, his frailty, his total embodiment of the character was so touching and so compelling that I think it is quite the most brilliant performance I have seen for some time."
Gia on the Move- Recommended
"...John is a father proves the transformative power of theater. Spectacle has its place, and there's certainly plenty of offerings. But sometimes all we need is an everyman story of redemption told through a pair of misty eyes staring through the fourth-wall mirror, aching to give up the fight."
Stage Raw- Recommended
"...Director Don Bonnell gives the piece a loyal and finely honed production that underscores to all. Its nuances, and he has cast it admirably. Sam Anderson deftly plumbs the depths of John's guilt and regret. As homeless Edward, Costello captures the thorny spirit of a man who must accept other people's charity, but refuses to be remotely humble about it. Johnson and Gowans contribute a deliciously funny portrait of a longtime gay couple. Schwartz's Patricia is a tough, smart, but good-hearted woman intent on doing whatever is best for her son. And Decker is touchingly effective in his all-too-brief scene."
Theater Times- Recommended
"...Myatt, director Dan Bonnell, and a fine cast are in emotional sync for a 90-minute theater experience that proves as deeply satisfying and seemingly timeless as something discovered in a classic short story anthology. As with her My Wandering Boy, Someday, and Ted Schmitt Award-winning The Happy Ones, there's a dark, yearning heart lying solidly at the play's center of gravity, and a carefully constructed path to take us to it."