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RED"Ken's role is structured differently. In contrast with Dykstra's lumbering form, Carlson moves lightly. He doesn't speak too much, or for that matter have the chance to. But in the second act, he explodes with a shot of blinding brilliance, one long speech that redefines the men's relationship. What will Ken go on to paint? Carlson's performance is so acute, you can almost imagine its style: taut, intense, self-confident."
-Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The only reason Brian Dykstra, as Mark Rothko, doesn't dominate the stage is because he's matched step for step by Mathew Carlson as Ken. Together they spar over the requirements for good, no make that great art, and it's a constant conversation that sparkles with equal share of wit, sarcasm, and intellectual snobbery, although it rings true more often than not... You'll learn more about what it takes to make art watching these two play off one another than you will in some stuffy classroom, that's for sure. -Chris Gibson, Broadwayworld.com |
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THE GLASS MENAGERIE"Tom, played to perfection by an intense Matthew Carlson... broods with sullenness and despair."
-Susie Potter, Triangle Arts and Entertainment "Matthew Carlson’s interpretation of Tom is nothing if not sober. Under Lane’s direction, he’s the narrator who already knows how the story will end before he begins his tale. But just as impressive here is his—literal—cinematography. As the scenes between mother Amanda and daughter Laura play out, Carlson moves, slowly, unobtrusively, at the edges of the stage, carefully filming his mother’s interactions with his sister... These moving pictures don’t pull us from the world we’re witnessing: if anything, they reinforce it." -Byron Woods, Independent Weekly "Matthew Carlson... is Tom, our memory guide, our dutiful son, and, in this play, our cameraman. Tripping between those roles is a real feat, and, safe to say, not something that many actors have ever done... You could be watching theatre history being made." -Lynn Jessup, Classical Voice of North Carolina |
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