Verdigris Reviews
Los Angeles Times- Somewhat Recommended
"...Richard would clearly love to be the hero who bustles each character to a happy ending, like Flora Poste in "Cold Comfort Farm." Beaver doesn't let him, restrainedly dispensing plausibly bittersweet arcs instead. Yet the play outstays its welcome, the ending prolonged by an odd reluctance to say goodbye, as though the playwright is still struggling toward closure."
ReviewPlays.com- Recommended
"...The entire cast is excellent. And though a bit too long, a wonderful experience to behold. Highly recommended."
The Tolucan Times- Recommended
"...An award worthy, CAPTIVATING and beautifully staged production, we were entranced from start to finish! Written with depth and passionate familial interaction, by Jim Beaver, the story takes place in 1972, in a house in Edgar, Oklahoma."
Gia on the Move- Recommended
"...Verdigris ain't for sissies! It is a snappy, real time exposition of life in the raw endowed with plenty of grit and some truly wonderful, heartbreaking surprises. This cast is gorgeous! Every moment is played out perfectly – sometimes hilarious, often cruel, ultimately wrenching right at the heart center."
Theatre Spoken Here- Somewhat Recommended
"...Bravura performance by Sheila Shaw as Margaret, with fine backup by Jim Beaver as her drunkard brother, as well as Adam Conger, Katie Adler, Cal Bartlett, Dylan Vigus, David Mingrino, Ian Lerch and David Goldstein. Sadly, the overacting by Chloe Rosenthal and Corinne Shor was distracting."
Broadway World- Recommended
"...First mounted in 1985 at Theatre West, Jim Beaver's Verdigris was critically acclaimed. He has since reworked the play and now in its second production 30 years later, Verdigris still holds up as a major exploration of the dysfunctional American family in both a serious and comic vein. Directed skillfully once more by Mark W. Travis and boasting a stellar ensemble cast, Verdigris remains a winner."