"While Matherson skillfully directs the cast to use the space of the narrow stage, the challenge of performing on the slim platform appears all the more daunting as the audience peers into the psychological tightrope that each character walks... The result is a captivating and thought-provoking production that perhaps will help you to consider loss, grief, and pain in a new way... What once looked like a skyline with colorful mountains transforms into the highs and lows of manic depression. What just a few minutes into the show looked like a regular household turns into a backdrop of mental unrest for all involved."
-Cindy Pierre, Talkin' Broadway
(Image from next to normal (2018) - Photo Credit: Gemini Films Productions - In Image: Charlie Alguera, Camryn Handler, Sabrina Lynn Gore, Ernesto Gonzalez, Christopher Alvarez, and JB Green)
"Matherson has infused a visceral physicality that delivers the sense of people consumed by – actually a prisoner of – lust when their actual obsession is for something that sex cannot slake. "
-Bill Hirschman, Florida Theatre On Stage
(Image from Murder Ballad (2019) - Photo Credit: Tallglass Photography - In Image: Christopher Alvarez and Sabrina Lynn Gore)
"Matherson has dispensed with the static, giving vibrant life and movement to 35MM: A Musical Exhibition... this show’s fusing of multiple disciplines creates a unique live experience. It’s one which will deepen your appreciation for the potentialities of musical theater – and instill you with hope for its future."
-Aaron Krause, Theatrical Musings
(Image from 35MM: A Musical Exhibition (2018) - Photo Credit: Clifford Spulock - In Image: Allyson Ryan and Ernesto Gonzalez)