​Dutchess County Council on the Arts:  “Panelists found this to be an “excellent, professionally developed proposal for a great theatre experience. . . a new frontier in theatre with talented people and in a beautiful venue.” The Woodstock Theatre Festival has received tremendous critical reviews. The panel applauds the changes in approach this year, i.e., “tech scaled down to bare bones, focus placed on the quality of the actors and the acting, no extraneous expenses, and the wonderful and creative use of the historic Byrdcliffe site.” Panelists are strongly in favor of this budget request, the majority of which will be used to pay actors.  The project has strong community and individual donor support.  “Funding this project makes enormous artistic sense.  It is the best thing in Woodstock.”

"This is the best production of my play.  Ever. Just perfect" Lanford Wilson Addressing the opening night audience of The Great Nebula In Orion by Lanford Wilson with music by Larry Bell. Musical Direction Michael Conley, Singers Lynelle Johson and Watson Heintz. Stage Direction by Wallace Norman. 

Woodstock Times - If you don’t know the meaning of the term ‘tour de force,’ just go catch Happy Days, a new production of Beckett’s play at the Byrdcliffe Theatre this week, and you’ll know. Bette Carlson is fabulous—you would thing the piece was written for her—and this may very well be its best production ever! - Gilles Malkine

Dear Woodstock Fringe:
Much overdue, this letter just shows that I haven’t stopped thinking about your production of Happy Days  It was without question one of the best evenings of theatre I have ever seen-  I was enthralled  Magic! and Why we keep trying to make theatre  Eveyrtime I think about it, I am inspired. 
Gerald Fierst
Storyteller, Actor, Co Founder of The Whole Theatre

Times Herald Record - "Ortese gives a tour de force performance" - Review of Murder, Madness & Lady Macbeth written and performed by Rebecca Oretese, directed by Leigh Silverman

Kingston Freeman - "We can’t imagine a finer, funnier, more touching performance than this one" - Review of A Lovely Sunday In Creve Cour" - ​by Tennessee Williams, directed by Wallace Norman

Woodstock Times - "Rebecca Ortese’s powerful one-woman play, is a multi-dimensional and fascinating exploration of the seduction of evil." -  Review of Murder, Madness & Lady Macbeth written and performed by Rebecca Oretese, directed by Leigh Silverman

Times Herald Record - "Well-directed by Wallace Norman. Michael Conley accompanies the singers on the piano with starlit tones and lyrical trills." - Review of The Great Nebula in Orion by Lanford Wilson 

Kingston Freeman - "We love their stuff.”  Sheara is a marvel as this wistful woman.”  Jo Tanner brings more than a little joy to the world in her incarnation of Madam C.J. Walker.”  Review of Stories to be Read with a Southern Accent, The Days Are As Grass and Madam C.J. Walker, America’s First Black Female Millionaire.

Kingston Freeman - "Trio’s Cabaret surpasses genius" - Cabaret performance with Watson Heintz, Wallace Norman, Musical Direction, Michael Conley

Kingston Freeman - "Fosberg inhabits the personal epiphany that is "Incognito," on stage tonight at the Byrdcliffe Theater, in a tour-de-force performance for Woodstock Fringe that is so low-key and natural, we never know he's grabbed us till we weep." - Review of Incognito ​by written and performed by Michael Fossberg

Kingston Freeman - "Tour-de-force turns of character, by actresses, Asta Hansen, Nicola Sheara, and Noni Connor" Reivew of Women on Fire by Irene O'Garden, directed by Wallace Norman

The Epic Times - "The two performers are the stunning actor/singers, Watson Heintz and Lynelle Johnson. Music is by Kenneth Fuchs, musical direction by Michael Conley. The subtle and effective stage direction is by by Wallace Norman" Review of The Great Nebula In Orion, by Lanford Wilson with music by Larry Bell.

​Kingston Freeman - "Transcendent, transformative theater." "Wallace Norman’s multiple theatrical gifts – those “hats” - are fused to a single crown in this complex compassionate portrait." - Review of Breaking The Code by Alan Hughes, Co-Directed by Wallace Norman and Bette Siler

​Kingston Freeman - "Fringe Bristles with Excellence" - Reviews of Murder, Madness & Lady Macbeth & The Great Nebula in Orion & Tiny Ninja Theater Presents Macbeth

Kingston Freeman - "SongFest A Celestial Pleasure!" - Review of American SongFest 2003

Kingston Freeman - "Glorious Woodstock Fringe" - Review of Wake of the Essex and Ordinary Occurrences

Woodstock Times - "Once again, the Woodstock Fringe Festival has brought us high quality professional theatre. It has the potential to inspire everyone regardless of gender or race, through a polished entertaining theatrical presentation.”  Reviews of The Days Are As Grass and Madam C.J. Walker, America’s First Black Female Millionaire.

Kingston Freeman - "MEANTIME, somebody give this play a full run, preferably using the same cast and director." - Review of Ordinary Occurrences by Charles Traeger, directed by Wallace Norman

Times Herald Record - "Watching grass grow with a lot of fun”  Review of The Days Are As Grass

Albany Metroland - "The Tiny Nina Theatre NYC based company is a treat for anyone who likes novelty, a sight for anyone who enjoys arresting visuals, and a not to be missed treasure for anyone who loves and reveres theatre." - Review of ​Tiny Ninja Theatre presents Hamlet"

Kingston Freeman - "Heintz is a phenomenon of brilliance that knows no bounds." Review of "Unheard Of" 

Woodstock Times - "It is the inquiry that holds our attention, along with the fine acting and exquisitely intelligent writing by the playwright, Alice Austen." Review of Backwards​ by Alice Austen

Woodstock Times - "Woodstock Fringe Opens With a Winner" - Review of The Dark Wood" by David Nugent

Woodstock Times - "The Fringe's survival, what with its high artistic standards, is nothing less than miraculous." Review of The Punishing Blow by Randy Cohen

Theatre Scene - "For anyone who already knows Virgil Thomson’s music and his life at the Chelsea Hotel, this production will be deeply satisfying. For those who don’t know his music, it will reveal an American genius who mastered the art of merging instinct and intellect in the simplest musical terms – you think you’ve heard this before, but suddenly you realize it’s a completely new context for the most familiar and intimate experiences of your life." Review of "Oh Virgil, A Theatrical Portrait" ​by Wallace Norman