“Director
Cohen finds the right tone for all this inspired nonsense, achieving
a breezy, Commedia dell'arte feel, while still allowing enough
reality to get us emotionally involved in the story. You just
can't not laugh.” Rating: ‘A’ Las
Vegas Review Journal
“Can
a play written in 1662 still resonate with today's audience
to the point that some are forced to yell out? Well, yes. It
was one of my favorites of the festival, and the audience agreed
— laughing at the lines and situations and giving a hearty
standing ovation at curtain call.” Deseret
News
“The
pleasure of the production is that ironic space between Arnolphe's
theories and the awareness of the audience, who greeted each
absurd proclamation with glee in director Robert Cohen's sparkling
Utah Shakespearean Festival production. As I watched
the hilarity, I kept thinking of how successfully it seemed
that Molière's comedic bombs had been lobbed through
the centuries.” Salt Lake Tribune
“Anyone
who has an appreciation of lively wordplay and broad satire
will enjoy Molière's feisty and surprisingly unsparing
transposition to the stage of circumstances in his own life.
It's a joy to watch.” Provo Daily Herald
”A straight-up door-slamming, love-scheming farce. Director
Robert Cohen has Americanized a translation of the script and
added some twists of his own, and Molière’s tale
of the attempts to redirect young lust is a favorite at the
fest.” Las Vegas Weekly
“Robert
Cohen has directed this piece of French fluff for every laugh
he could get, and it works.” Logan Herald-Journal
“Molière
will leave you in stitches this year at the Utah Shakespearean
Festival. The School for Wives opens with a laugh and barely
lets up through the entire performance. Director Robert Cohen
also made the brilliant decision to include a handful of purely
physical scenes acted out to manic harpsichord music.”
The Spectrum and Daily News
“A
traditional but nuanced, interpretation under Robert Cohen’s
direction. Jo Winiarski’s elegant set and chandeliers
do an excellent job; acting by all cast members is superb.”
Rating: **** (highest) Las Vegas Review
