One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Reviews
Los Angeles Times- Recommended
"...As a sobering classic drama wrapped in a theme-park interactive attraction, the show exhibits symptoms of multiple personality disorder, but skillful integration makes the diagnosis benign - and thoroughly engaging."
Broadway World- Highly Recommended
"...When I first heard about After Hours Theatre Company presenting a unique immersive experience of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, I knew I had to there to experience what it must really be like to be a patient in the Psych Ward with the loony characters in Dale Wasserman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel, produced by Graham Wetterhahn and directed by Jonathan Muņoz-Proulx. Of course, I had seen the movie starring Jack Nicholson, as well as several staged productions, but the idea of actually being able to interact with the Cuckoo's Nest characters intrigued me to the max. And I was not disappointed."
Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
"...The transformation of this large rehabilitated industrial room is amazing. Under the aegis of director Jonathan Muņoz-Proulx - and the hyperactive imagination of "Immersive Experience" designer Sarah Ashley Beil - the design is that of a realistic psych ward's recreation room, with a nurse's station looming at one end. Admire set designer Victoria Tam's stained walls and Shen Heckel's amazingly authentic props before the show, because Andrew Schmedake's lights become the central design element, utilizing over 150 Edison filament bulbs that flicker with precision under the control of stage manager Summer Grubaugh."
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
"...The audience is locked up side by side with the loonies in After Hours Theatre Company's über-immersive One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and if Dale Wasserman's stage adaptation of Ken Kessey's novel isn't ideally served by this you-are-there approach or the production's younger-than-written crazies, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest The Experience is a theatrical adventure you won't want to miss."
Stage Raw- Highly Recommended
"...Essentially, while boasting a top-notch immersive prologue, this is mostly a show performed ala theatre in the round. "Chronic Patients" are audience members who stay on the safe and slightly distant seating around the perimeter. "Acute Patients" get to jump right in to group meetings and other moments, while acting as veritable free labor background actors. It's a brilliant choice, and after seeing this production I can no longer conceive of Cuckoo's Nest staged in a traditional way."