Always the most adventurous …
Lawson Taitte
Dallas Morning News
July 18, 2004
Deep longing
Director Elizabeth Ware gave the piece an absorbing rhythm …the play drove home a reminder that even our most mournful sounds are beautiful.
Tom Sime
Dallas Morning News
July 11, 2003
Top Ten Plays 2002
6. Fish, Core Performance Manufactory
This gem by Austin playwright Cyndi Williams … stood out with a moving, funny and haunting script about a collision of souls in the aftermath of a collision of lives in a car accident.
Tom Sime
Dallas Morning News
December 27, 2002
Lightning Strikes
Director Elizabeth Ware elicited brilliant performances from all six actors, who give Fish an unexpected emotional wallop.
Lawson Taitte
Dallas Morning News
July 13, 2002
Works Visionary
Director Elizabeth Ware draws understated but powerful performances from her cast.
Tom Sime
Dallas Morning News
July 7, 2001
As performed by Dallas’ Core Performance Manufactory, Wellman’s subtle commentary on the place, period and characters in the story takes on the qualities of an ethereal dance.
…the finished product is sharp and sophisticated.
…the performers appear to work without effort, which makes the play even more compelling.
Robi Polgar
Austin Chronicle
September 29, 2000
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Another marvel is Core Performance Manufactory’s stunningly realized production of Mac Wellman’s The Difficulty of Crossing a Field
…a production that’s as thought-provoking as it is thrilling.
Mark Lowry
Fort Worth Star Telegram
July 13, 2000