Cult Of Love Reviews
Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
"...A sparkling 10-member cast beautifully navigates Annie Tippe's pointed direction on Jeffrey McLaughlin's homey set, festooned with Prop Master Michael O'Hara's Christmas tchotchkes. As many times that we hear someone say they're leaving and never coming back, how can they when this is the only kind of love they know from their family? I dare you not to have images of your own clan conjured up while watching IAMA Theatre Company's intriguing, provocative world premiere."
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
"...There's no place like home for a dysfunctional family Christmas as playwright Leslye Headland makes abundantly clear in her gripping, talk-provoking, edge-of-your-seat hilarious Cult Of Love, the long-awaited final installment of her Seven Deadly Plays, the series of vice-based black comedies that put both Headland and IAMA Theatre Company on the map."
On Stage Los Angeles- Highly Recommended
"...The beauty of this full length one act is the clear and well limned performances from every one of the characters. Director Annie Tippe allows her ensemble cast to function as a perfectly tuned machine while each character being, at once, a part of a strong family tradition, presents a well honed individual. Each character's arc demands our full attention. The ensemble is organic."
Stage Raw- Highly Recommended
"...Director Annie Tippe guides the play's action with precision and compassion, nailing its unique tone and tempo, and creating an environment in which the characters flourish; she gives them plenty of permission to fall apart. Music direction by Anthony Lucca is clean and precise with a fittingly earthy quality. Set designer Jeff McLaughlin transports the audience to Christian suburbia in the height of holiday season. The presence of the Christmas tree and the carefully, lovingly-placed decor heightens the drama in a subtly powerful way. Costume designer Melissa Trn uses subtle detail to reveal the characters' personalities. Lighting co-designed by Josh Epstein and Ginerva Lombardo is effective and efficient."