The reviews are rolling in for MAGELLANICA, and the critics are loving it! They are echoing what I am hearing from everyone I talk to about the production. Not only do they love it, but they weren't ready for it to end, despite the five and a half hour length. I even got a nice shout out for my Norwegian monologue from the Portland Mercury:
“The ornithologist, Lars (Eric Pargac) is writing three books. One’s a secret, but another is a children’s book about penguins. In one of the play’s funniest and most moving scenes, he tells his children’s story entirely in Norwegian, waddling maniacally around the stage, enlisting the other characters as actors in a story they delightedly struggle to understand.”
Read more of the reviews here:
Portland Mercury "Every act break might as well be a Netflix screen: “Are you still watching Magellanica?” And even after the curtain call, the answer is an easy yes."
Willamette Weekly “Full of intoxicating images and intense emotions, it's a seamless fusion of spectacle and intimacy.”
Oregon Arts Watch "“The script, acting, directing, and design come together perfectly, keeping the audience in anxious suspense.”