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Nominated for
Best Solo Performance
- LA Weekly |
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| The Play |
ST. NICHOLAS is Conor McPherson's wry and ribald one person play, the tale of a jaded, skirt-chasing Irish theater critic (Michael McGee) who falls hopelessly in love with a young and heartbreakingly beautiful dancer/actress from the famed Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Following the young actress to London, the critic is drawn into a world of big-city vampires – a world that is elegant, sophisticated, and in the end, soulless. It is an often-hilarious journey of desperate love and agonizing self-discovery. It is also a witty assault on modern culture, where too often greed and self-gratification replace reflection and generosity of spirit.
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| LA TIMES - CRITICS' CHOICE ! |
"Vampires or theater critics—which are more repellent? Tough call when they’re bloodsuckers, the lot of ’em—an opinion that Irish playwright Conor McPherson explored to often hilarious and always spellbinding effect in his early-career monologue gem.... Scott Paulin’s superbly-staged 2nd Story Theater revival stars Michael McGee. McGee’s perfectly inflected cadences sweep us up in McPherson’s signature combination of Irish gift for gab and intricate, tightly paced narrative form."
- Philip Brandes, LA TIMES
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| LA WEEKLY - GO ! |
"Irish playwright Conor McPherson mirthfully paints a theater critic as a bloodsucker in his early mono-drama, which receives a standout revival by director Scott Paulin. Michael McGee does the honors as an anonymous, ego-bitten and self described "well-paid hack" (i.e. drama critic). McPherson's tinkering with the vampire myth is a clever literary sleight of hand, but the ease of his narrative and its animated density, the shades of humor and poignancy, and McGee's textured performance make for a terrific outing."
- Lovell Estell III, LA WEEKLY
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| BACKSTAGE - CRITIC'S PICK ! |
"... All of helmer Scott Paulin's choices here make sense.... McGee spins the tangled tale and keeps us captivated and thoroughly convinced he's the hack writer from Dublin, the sot whom theatermakers feared, with quite the adventure to recount and, we hope, lesson to be learned about self-reflection."
- Dany Margolies, Backstage
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"Under SCOTT PAULIN’s masterful direction, actor MICHAEL MCGEE coaxes out the beguiling music coursing through McPherson’s lines and commands hearty laughs from the audience."
- Greg Simay, BurbankNBeyond.com
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"If you want to see acting at its very best, then you must see Michael McGee’s extraordinary performance at the SFS Theatre on Melrose. Director Scott Paulin does a dynamite job of directing."
- Online Reviews by Cynthia Citron
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St. Nicholas is presented by special arrangement
with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. |
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