The Upstart Crow, Inc.

Testimonials

Audience Reviews of "A Streetcar Named Desire" from our 42nd season:

"What good actors and direction! This was one of the best local productions I've seen. Add the brutality of the plot and I won't forget this one for a long time."

"What an amazing play! I've been to many Crow productions and this is by far my favorite one."

"It was so good that I'm coming back next week and bringing more friends! "

TUC's production philosophy is well described by the critic Patrick Dorn:

"The Upstart Crow's bare-bones productions, featuring amateur casts, are intelligently staged and performed with conviction."..."This is what I love about The Upstart Crow. No pretensions, no frills, just works of great drama, staged with appreciation, competence, and devotion."

Paul Slade, an English journalist and devotee of Shakespeare, who traveled from London to Boulder specifically to see TUC wrote:

"Upstart Crow…was offering "Two Noble Kinsman" in a straight-up uncut version." "For this most minor of Shakespeare's works… that was a brave decision. But even here there were unexpected treasures to be discovered." "…the company acquitted itself well and I'm very glad to have had a chance to see this elusive play."

TUC also receives similar comments from patrons on previous plays as well:

"I enjoyed your production of "The Life and Death of King John", last night. The troupe…really has a way of making Shakespeare accessible. Even with the minimalistic set, the world of John unfolded in a very vivid way."

"Thanks for putting on one of Shakespeare's least-performed plays ["King John"]. This play and the "Two Noble Kinsman" of a few seasons ago now puts me within one of completing the canon. I'm glad TUC got me so close."

"Great people and excellent performances! Keep up the wonderful work!!"

"We've been tuc followers for at least 35 years."

"Love the selection of plays this company chooses. Very enjoyable performance."

"Glad to see TUC back at The Dairy. Live theatre is important."