Sleeping Giant Reviews

Stage and Cinema- Somewhat Recommended

"...One of the show's greatest strengths is its brevity and willingness to pose questions without offering up answers. At just under 90 minutes, Sleeping Giant refuses to overstay its welcome, and while its commentary isn't always groundbreaking, it isn't overstated either. The show is full of ideas as grand as its titular creature. Unfortunately, it doesn't swing as big as it promises to, and without interesting characters to steer the ship or a solid narrative construction, it drowns in its own thoughts."

LA Splash- Highly Recommended

"...Skillfully helmed by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky, SLEEPING GIANT explores a surreal world, a world in which monsters exist and must be appeased. Slowly but surely, any humans in the neighborhood fall under its spell as they desperately attempt to allay their fear of the unknown. The actors caught up in the monstrous web have a scary-merry (and very active) time showing how regular folks are changed by the experience as they become immersed in it, try to avoid it, or simply run for their lives."

Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended

"...All of this adds up not only to a diabolically clever bit of writing but also a multi-role showcase for four talented, charismatic young actors, a chance for an expert design team to strut their imaginative stuff, and ninety deliciously creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky minutes of chills, thrills, and laughs for Road Theatre audiences."

Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended

"...Sleeping Giant is one of his best plays and certainly one of the most unsettling in another near-perfect partnership with Toblowsky, who so obviously "gets" him bigtime, and the unstoppably brave folks at the Road who never flinch attempting something risky. It is austerely but beautifully produced, with a jaw-dropping special effect shock of an ending created by scenic designer Katrina Coulourides and master carpenter Kurtis Bedford that must be praised for making us squirm in our seats."

Larchmont Buzz- Recommended

"...In seven vignettes, overlapping characters develop a through line tied to a book, The Lost Palace of the Butterfly King, death by suicide and other means, and the expanding impact of the no-longer-sleeping giant. Keeping track of who’s who is challenging when the actors are playing so many, but the play’s message is clear: If you see a monster, do what you can to head it off early so it doesn’t continue to grow and destroy everything around it."

Broadway World- Recommended

"...SLEEPING GIANT would almost be "too clever by half" if it weren't for its alarming truth. Couched in a sort of blind innocence, the script nevertheless hits like a brick in the gooey center of this 90-minute exploration."