Awards and Nominations
Individual:
B. Iden Payne Awards
Nomination
Cast and Production:
B. Iden Payne Nomination
Nominations
Best of the Fest: Wildcard
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Individual:
B. Iden Payne Awards
Nomination
Cast and Production:
B. Iden Payne Nomination
Nominations
Best of the Fest: Wildcard
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Trey Gutierrez (Austin Chronicle):
As Alison's college girlfriend Joan, deaf actress Sandra Mae Frank...delivers a warm, confident portrayal that serves as a perfect foil to Flanagan's charmingly manic Middle Alison. Conversely, Flanagan's adept ability to build upon Frank's American Sign Language-delivered dialogue creates refreshingly sincere chemistry that's unattainable via spoken word. Curry and Flanagan's fluid blocking and reactive line delivery effortlessly convey a single entity, while maintaining more than enough variety between their performances to imbue the character of Alison with a believable depth. Rebecca Johnson (Arts Around Austin): While the whole company gives enjoyable performances, the three Alisons shine. The musical numbers are rollicking and heart-wrenching by turns...Particular favorites include the poignant “Welcome to our House on Maple Avenue,” sung by the whole Bechdel family and “Changing my Major,” by Middle Alison in the ecstatic first flush of new love. The finale includes a wonderful number of all three Alisons singing together in “Flying Away.” |
Amy Tarver (Broadway World Austin):
"Out of the six actors, two performers developed wildly different frontier styled personalities for multiple roles - switching roles the way Katy Perry changes clothes, Suzanne Balling and Taylor Flanagan were a true highlight within the performance, malleable and unrecognizable from one characterization to the next." Emily Quigley (Austin American Statesman): "Flanagan is called upon to ebulliently switch between three separate roles within one scene." |
T. Lynn Mikeska (The Austin Chronicle):
"Taylor Flanagan turns in a fast-paced, fiery performance as Frankie, and her version of the preteen is excellent" Michael Meigs (Central Texas Live Theatre): "[With] her vibrant energy, ever-changing moods and emotive expressions...Taylor Flanagan quite literally throws herself into the role." Frank Benge (Broadway World Austin): "Taylor Flanagan does a great job with Frankie Adams, capturing the conflicting emotions in a more thoughtful and introspective way than others I have seen in the role...a very nice approach to a difficult and deeply leveled character." |
Michael Meigs (Central Texas Live Theatre):
"The action, movement and the words transcend the agreeable informality of the Austin park setting." "This is no band of amateurs. The cast is uniformly confident, knowledgeable and articulate. ...and Taylor Flanagan as Thersites, the equally gleeful but cynical and malevolent camp follower who embodies the exact opposite of everything heroic." Lynn Beaver (Broadway World Austin): "The entire cast of Troilus and Cressida is outstanding, with most of the cast playing more than one role. Standouts include Taylor Flanagan as Thersites; she gets every ounce of fun out of the physically demanding comic character." |
Brian Paul Scipione (Central Texas Live Theatre):
"Casting and direction are superb. One can almost believe that there is no cast, for the actors have all embodied their characters to the point of possession. They react to each other purely and genuinely, ...One could imagine these passions running so wild on the stage would be the same if there had been no audience in the room." Shanon Weaver (The Austin Chronicle): "And though Raquel is closest to Roderigo, the character feels more like a new addition, and Taylor Flanagan wonderfully charges her with a dilemma over remaining in the status quo or fleeing to a would-be haven in Corpus Christi" Andrew J. Friedenthal (The Austin American-Statesman): "The strongest asset of the play’s premiere is its powerful cast...The chemistry between all of the players and their various relationships is what gives the show its forward momentum." |
Michael Meigs (Central Texas Live Theatre):
"Joan's story plays out in attractive fashion on the boards of the Curtain Theatre. Flanagan's boyish enthusiasm enlivens the early scenes, and there's a cheerfully confiding reciprocity between her and Ryan Wilson as Charles." Audience testimonials (via a press release from The Baron's Men): "Humans of Austin: I am so moved. The Lark as presented by The Baron's Men is the single best theatrical production I have ever seen. I'm going back on Thursday. If you have any love for theatre, you should see this with me or on your own. ...This is not an ad. I speak from my heart. Go see it if you can." -Jennifer "The Lark is perhaps the best play The Baron's Men have ever done. They made me and Gayle cry for the first time at one of their plays. If you can possibly make it to a performance you will love it. Please see this one! Joan is played by Taylor Flanagan and she nails it! You will laugh, you will boo the bad (good) guys, and you will weep." -Michael Justin Scalise (via a public post to The Lark's event page): "Friends, do yourself a favor and make sure you see this fine, entertaining production. A fully engrossing night of theater, every actor is fully present with the proceedings, and the direction is precise. It is a joy to witness, filled with thought provoking ideas from a sharp, beautiful translation and is performed in a jewel of a theater, the Curtain. Don't miss it!" |
Michael Saenger (Reviewing Shakespeare):
"The psychological tilt allows the women in general a stronger place on the stage, including the take-no-prisoners Leanna Holmquist as Queen Margaret and Taylor Flanagan as Lady Anne, fiery and defiant until the witty Richard wins her desire (and in a sense, her soul)." Lynn Beaver (Broadway World Austin): "The leading women of the cast turn in uniformly good performances. Leanna Holmquist as Queen Margaret, Mindy Rast-Keenan as the Duchess of York and Taylor Flanagan as Lady Anne were all excellent." |
Lynn Beaver (Broadway World Austin):
"Adding to the overwhelming charm of AS YOU LIKE IT is the music, composed by T. Lynn Mikeska and beautifully performed by the cast. ...Taylor Flanagan as Amiens adds her angelic voice to several songs and virtually glows with energy." Ryan E. Johnson (Austin Theater Examiner): "With bold casting choices, great directorial decisions, and a cast of a lifetime, they’ve breathed sparkling new life into one of Shakespeare’s most staid plays, as well as creating one of the most entertaining theatrical experiences this critic’s had in years." Michael Meigs (Central Texas Live Theatre): "Director Lily Wolff draws into this magic circle both familiar Austin devotees of Shakespeare performance and attractive newcomers. And the Shrewd company is just that: knowledgeable, confident, plausible and entirely winning. ...Diction, delivery, movement and intent are crystal clear throughout, and there's not a second of downtime. The Shrewds' As You Like It does the piece proud, and it's an enchantment to be cherished." Rudy Ramirez (Associate Artistic Director of The VORTEX): "Shrewds AS YOU LIKE IT is MAGICAL. Lily Wolff's direction is innovative and masterful. The cast is superb, with one of the best commands of the language I have encountered. I truly felt transported to another world. Do not miss this show!" |
Michael Meigs (Central Texas Live Theatre):
"You'll have your own favorites in this cast. Mine were Taylor Flanagan as the young version of Gabrielle York, prickly and yet wistful, and Scot Friedman as Henry Law, the conflicted and eventually fugitive father." "The cast is uniformly excellent in their ability to present these characters and make us care about them, an achievement all the more remarkable given that they're using accents that evoke varieties of Australian and British English." "Each life presented in the course of a performance...is striking, vivid and achingly vulnerable." Frank Benge (Broadway World Austin): "The acting in this production is exquisitely done. " "Gabrielle York, played by Taylor Flanagan,...bears the trauma of her own tragic past and greatly fears for her future. ...Again, both actresses [Gilbert and Flanagan] are wonderfully believable in their roles." Adam Roberts (Austin Chronicle): "A robust cast delivers the tragic story convincingly, with many standout performances." |
Pearson Kashlak (Austin Entertainment Weekly):
"Taylor Flanagan and Jessica Riley (Mina and Lucy respectively) were strong leads in a similar fearful yet hopeful sense." Michael Meigs (Central Texas Live Theatre): "The riskiest but most effective moment is when the ill and wilding Mina [Taylor Flanagan] ardently sucks blood from Dracula's chest, a flesh-on-flesh horror that sends a shudder through the audience." |
Michael Meigs (Central Texas Live Theatre):
"...at every point throughout the gentlemen’s pursuit of the ladies [Fulton, Pearcy, Hughes and Flanagan] and their teasing response, movement and gesture tell just as much of the story as does the text. All of them glow with health and vitality, and we’re pleased to be included in their antics." |
Elissa Russell (Austin Chronicle):
"With the main actor [Bosworth] ably soliloquizing and pontificating at length, it would be easy, and perhaps expected, for the ensemble to fall flat by comparison...his castmates skillfully avoid this pitfall. ...Of particular note [is] Taylor Flanagan as Peer's endearing wife Solveig." Jeff Davis (Broadway World Austin): "Casting is crucial, and Gates has assembled a wonderful cast. ...The actors and actresses surrounding Bosworth are all worthy of praise as well. ...Taylor Flanagan brings a sincerity and innocence to the role of Solevig, Peer's love interest." Michael Meigs (Central Texas Live Theatre): "Taylor Flanagan is the eternally sweet, patient and neglected Solveig, Peer's eventual safe harbor, too late to suggest any salvation but a peaceful end." |