TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER

Big congratulations to Laura Perloe for making Backstage's list of "2007 Performances To Remember," a list of 24 performances from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and good ol' Off-Off Indie NYIT Broadway. I can't link 'cause it's only in the print edition (the one with the big Atonement ad on the cover), but critic Tom Penketh (who also reviewed our Fringe run) singles out Laura for her terrific work in Hail Satan, writing:

Perloe used microscopic changes in her voice, body language and gestures to seamlessly transition from lovable baby to domineering 18-year-old - all within the latter half of a two-act play. Remarkable.

I write really difficult roles for actors to play, some of which are so demanding I'm a little embarrassed about it (tons of verbiage, sudden transitions, often a fair bit of crying), but Laura's role as the Angie the Antichrist in Hail Satan is easily one of the hardest, for reasons Penketh describes above. Laura worked her ass off over two productions, and Jordy carefully shepherded her through, and she pulled it off better than I even pictured. We've worked with Laura several times at Gideon, so we're really psyched to see her getting this much-deserved recognition.

--SlowLearner