Here’s
what Critics and Theatre Professionals around the Country
are saying about
Messiah on the Frigidaire
“I laughed more
at this play than I have at anything on a local stage in a
long time, And for that many thanks to the skillful
playwright and the talented cast that brings this piece to
life. You can talk about your playwright competitions, but
this new play is just about the best new play I’ve seen
produced on a Columbia stage. “
Addison DeWitt
The Free Times
Columbia, SC
"As a director,
I dream of finding the perfect script; one with an
excellent story-line, realistic characters and the
potential to take an audience from laughter to tears and
back. Messiah on
the Frigidaire is that dream
come true."
Christine
Walsh-Newton
Director,
Messiah on
the Frigidaire
The Little
Theatre of Tuscarawas County,
New
Philadelphia, Ohio
“John Culbertson has written a hilarious play about the
foibles in the human condition”
Pamela C. Allen
Midland Telegraph Reporter
Midland, Texas
"Your
script is among the best I’ve read. Right up there with
Inge and Kanin who just happen to be two of my favorite
Playwrights. I am thrilled and honored to add Culbertson to
that list."
Bil Katrina
Director
Philadelphia,
PA
“While Messiah on
the Frigidaire is a very funny
play, it is much more than a comedy.”
Harry Harrison
Director Messiah on
the Frigidaire
Maverick Players, Midland, Texas
“The audience can barely catch its breath between laughs”
James Harley
The State Columbia, SC
“Once in a while, a new play will emerge that knocks my
socks off. Messiah On
The Frigidaire is such a
play.”
Donna
Whitmore-Sexton
Director Messiah on
the Frigidaire
Centre Stage SC, Greenville, SC
“It’s
loaded with laughs, but has a message that each person will
interpret differently.”
Lesley
Mocha-Rhyne
Muskogee Little Theatre,
Oklahoma
“I want to
thank John Culbertson for writing such a wonderful script,
full of so many remarkable moments. His script is truly a
work of art, and I am excited that I get to be involved
with sharing such an amazing piece of work with the
audience.”
Wayne-John
Rousse
Director Messiah on
the Frigidaire
Workshop Theatre, Columbia, SC
“Mr. Culbertson takes us on a roller-coaster ride from
laughs to tears, makes us face the darkest side of our
nature, and then leaves us laughing and hopeful with a
'happy' ending. And these days that is almost impossible to
find in the American theatre.”
Stas'
Czerkawski
Director Messiah on
the Frigidaire
Auburn Area Community Theatre, Alabama
“The litmus
test for any drama, especially a comedy, is audience
reaction. And on opening night of Frigidaire,
the audience was laughing a lot, often quite mightily.”
George Kanzler
The Metro Beat- Greenville, SC
"Finding laughs
in the characters foibles without mocking them, a
refreshing change for a play set in a southern trailer
park."
Mark Jordan
Mount Vernon News- Ohio