Summer 2010 Acting Workshops

Broadway World Press Release

Looking for Normal

“Al D’Andrea pulls off a no-frills production with a solid cast that allows the complex emotions to shine.”
    IN Los Angeles Magazine

Climbing Everest

“Al D’Andrea skillfully guides the climbers over [the] glacial Jungle Jim of a set and brings out the sharp edges of their characters.”
    Curtain Up.com

“Al D’Andrea creates a frigid, often fatal environment, and we feel nature’s fury.”
    Variety

The 1940s Radio Hour

“Al D’Andrea’s directing is masterful.”
    Albuquerque Journal

Trashball, a Love Story

“Directed by Al D’Andrea, the piece glanced off several theatrical and film styles, with some of those styles rubbing off and happily sticking to this short absurdist theatrical fable...Trashball deserves a longer run.”
    Backstage West

Girls We Have Known

“This odd couple comedy boasts a strong combination of Pape’s biting comic dialogue, [the actors’] natural timing and quirky chemistry, and Al D’Andrea’s helpful direction.”
    Drama-Logue

The Lusty & Comical Adventures of Tom Jones

“Keeping the proceedings fast-paced and unpredictable, director Al D’Andrea exhibits an eye for detail and an ear for dialogue...an agreeable, often delightful treat, an enticing confection made up of equal parts of youthful love, lust and innocence, comedy smarts and an air of careless romanticism.”
    Asbury Park Press

“D’Andrea, this remarkably talented director....every scene is well-staged...the staging is imaginative and lively, and scenes flow smoothly. The action never ceases as brisk dialogue abounds. Some scenes, such as the famous eating scene...are especially amusing.”
    Monmouth Courier

The Lesson & Ladies’ Man

“Director Al D’Andrea’s respect for the plays, his cast and his audience pays off. The result is riveting.”
    Asbury Park Press

The Elephant Piece

“Ionesco meets Greenpeace in this effectively disturbing absurdist fable...an eerie, surreal vaudeville song-and-dance-revue...this show sings when at its nastiest.”
   Downtown Express

“The minstrel show format allows for a real variety of scenes and the company has devised some that are deliciously bizarre...Al D’Andrea’s direction is clean and efficient and packs a powerful punch within a tiny space.”
    Theatre Week

Onlyman

“A unique effort...Onlyman explores the infinite realms of image, fantasy and egocentrism in today’s society...a fine example of a work whose intent promotes provocation of all types. It needs to be done again.”
    The East Villager

“Certainly, powerful images are created during the piece, images that haunt one after the final curtain...the Third Step has made a giant stride with the presentation of the visually intriguing Onlyman. Its future bodes well.”
    Backstage

Temporary Lucidity: The Return of Hess

“Terrific writing and great acting done at this pace is simply awesome. Add to that the fact that they can be very funny indeed and the effect is literally breathtaking...It is so funny you forget to notice how chilling it all is.”
    The Scotsman