The Sparrow
Stoneham’s super ‘Sparrow’ soars, by Jenna Scherer, Boston Herald
“Just as misfits sometimes make the best caped crusaders, strange little troupes sometimes produce the best theater. Take The Sparrow, an ensemble piece that’s odd, daring and earnest. That it’s all these things and also commercially appealing is nothing short of superhuman.”
“The Sparrow offers a lively mix of fantasy, comedy, drama, music, and dance that you will not soon forget.“, By Howie Green, Edge Boston
“Just when you think you’ve seen everything that live theatre has to offer along comes a play that is so cleverly staged and imaginatively presented that it could very well make you rethink everything you know about theatrical productions. The Sparrow is that play and if you want to see one of the best live stage performances to ever hit Boston then you need to get over to the Stoneham Theatre before November 8 to see its East Coast premiere.”
‘The Sparrow’ brings sweet science fiction to Stoneham Stage, by Amanda Mantone, Beverly Citizen
“Rare is the show that touches on so many themes so effectively, or which draws audiences so believably into an imagined world that’s also so startlingly close to our own. The Sparrow tackles such forces with gusto, and the greater Boston theater universe is richer for it.”
‘The Sparrow’ Soars at Stoneham Theatre, by Mark Sardella, Wakefield Daily Item
“The Sparrow is an inventive and original play that combines a comic book aesthetic and a cinematic style – achieving a result that is artistic yet accessible and approachable.”
“The Sparrow”, By Larry Stark, The Theater Mirror
“Comic-book companies these days are busy trying to turn their old familiar “Trade-Marked” characters into movie scripts, and can’t be bothered to invent any new heroes. But that’s exactly what creator-director Nathan Allen did with The SPARROW! And he has brought the result of his collaboration with writers Chris Mathews and Jake Minton and his House Theatre of Chicago, plus his “Projection Designer” Lucas Merino and young star Dillan Arrick, to the Stoneham Theatre. They and an exciting, excited young local cast are enthusiastically creating “an origin-story” and, along the way, inventing new ways to bring the graphic aspects of comic art into play live on stage. Wow.”
“The Sparrow: An unusual theatrical experience”, By Sheila Barth, The Theater Mirror
“Although Halloween is over, The Sparrow is like a Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock thriller, gently leading us to one surprise after another, aided by a large screen (projection design by Lucas Merino) and realistic stage effects that keep us entranced throughout.”
Closes November 8th, see it before it’s too late! http://www.stonehamtheatre.org/thesparrow.html
