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Almost, Maine — John Cariani

Don't miss ALMOST, MAINE; it's some of the sweetest fun I've ever had at Geva Theatre. Skip Greer has directed it with wit and wonder. Think of the work of the Coen brothers without a drop of sarcasm. ALMOST, MAINE is quirky and often hilarious. It's not so much "hip" as it is warmly human.

-Jack Garner, Gannet Film & Theatre Critic

Syracuse Stage's current production of ALMOST, MAINE did sellout business at Geva Theatre, and given it's sweetness and surface good humor it is sure to be warmly embraced here. Under Skip Greer's consistently excellent direction, audiences who shrug off ALMOST, MAINE as cute, quirky and slight though, do it a disservice and just aren't paying attention. Almost, Maine is no place to escape the truth.

-Syracuse New Times

Death of a Salesman — Arthur Miller

Geva makes DEATH OF A SALESMAN look effortless. The opening night staging was fluid and polished as if these people had been putting on the play for years... subtle touches showed how well thought out this production is, both by the actors and director Skip Greer. In the end what amazes is how the play's themes resonate so deeply. It's easy to notice because Geva's production comes off as so effortless, which of course takes the most effort of all.

-Democrat and Chronicle

All the staging and performances are unusually well integrated into director Skip Greer's lucid, entirely dramatically sound overview of this great drama. It is beautifully acted with considerable integrity. The plays stature as an American classic remains unmistakable.

-City Newspaper

Doubt — John Patrick Shanley

DOUBT is an act of courage and conscience, and under the persuasive direction of Geva's Skip Greer, there are indeed many blessings in disguise. You're in for an unforgettable experience, it's a winner.

-Democrat and Chronicle

DOUBT is easily one of the more memorable and engrossing plays I've seen at Geva over the years, featuring astute direction by Skip Greer.

-Jack Garner, Gannet Film & Theatre Critic

DOUBT is a triumph! Rochester should be proud to have a theatre like Geva. Anyone who cares about drama simply must see this winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play that Skip Greer has brilliantly directed. No doubt anyone attending will leave exhausted by the sheer emotion of the play.

-Robert A. Hammond, LEGENDS

Freud's Last Session — Mark St. Germain

Director Skip Greer infuses Mark St. Germain's script with tension and vivid realism. FREUD is a mesmerizing meeting of the minds at Geva.

-Democrat and Chronicle

Directed with intelligence and subtle artistry by Skip Greer. The play will challenge you to consider your belief (or non-belief) of God, our faith in humanity, the ugly nature of war, the importance of empathy for the pain and problems of others, the reward of fantasy versus reality, and the sublime gift of music. If you're looking for a piece of theatre that is witty and engaging and intellectually stimulating, look no further than FREUD'S LAST SESSION.

-Jack Garner, Gannet Film & Theatre Critic

It's hard, though, to imagine performances more note-perfect than those delivered by Kenneth Tigar as Freud and Jonathan Crombie as Lewis at the Cape Playhouse, where FREUD'S LAST SESSION has been honed to a gleaming razor's edge in Skip Greer's lively production.

-Boston Globe

Golf with Alan Shepard — Carter Lewis

A quartet of wily acting pros make the most of the death-obsessed prose in GOLF WITH ALAN SHEPARD. It's a pleasure to watch these pros work—and hold their own against the competition. Keeping a firm hand on the reins, director Skip Greer holds his own, too, and that's no small task, when dealing with sly old foxes Klugman and Durning.

-Los Angeles Times

The Falcon Theatre has a surefire hit with this poignant and hilarious slice of life production. A cast that can do no wrong, with Jack Klugman, Charles Durning, Granville Van Dusen, and Paul Dooley—four accomplished and multi-award winning veteran actors who are true masters of their craft, directed with a keen sensitivity by Skip Greer.

-The Tolucan Times

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner — Todd Kreidler

Deftly directed by Skip Greer, the socio-political play maintains its drawing-room comedy elements of humor and biting dialogue but has the tension, heat and significance of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD or IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.

-Democrat and Chronicle

Skip Greer, who audiences may remember as Atticus Finch in last year's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD deftly directs the nine-person cast. Greer seems to thrive in the realm of classics returned to relevance for modern audiences, and GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? is no exception. This is a show that feels uncannily and uncomfortably relevant in the light of current events (or even alongside Jordan Peele's recent horror film GET OUT), and Geva's production is a masterpiece. As soon as the lights went down on Thursday's performance, a standing ovation began. By the time the cast was assembled for curtain call, the entire audience was standing.

-City Newspaper

Hard Cell — Brent Askari

Geva Theatre Center's world premiere comedy, HARD CELL, wades casually into a cultural no-fly zone, then sits down and says, "OK, let's talk." A barrage of sitcom-like situations ensues, brilliantly crafted and full of wit, as the play tempers candid dialogue (often shocking but surprisingly funny) while exploring racism, religious beliefs and cultural disconnects. Under the direction of Skip Greer, the scenes and dialogue are snappy. In the end, viewers of Hard Cell can only wish that laughter can help spread tolerance like a hope-filled virus.

-Marcia Morphy, Democrat and Chronicle

This play is timely, leveraging comedy at its best to remind us of the sad fact that bigotry can rear its ugly head almost anyplace. Great comedy is produced when you take quirky individuals out of their everyday context and put them in intense situations that exaggerate their eccentricities. Playwright Brent Askari has done this brilliantly with his play of mistaken - really, assumed - identities, and in a scenario that threatens to explode, in more ways than one.This cast and creative team has set the bar so high, it is hard to imagine Hard Cell without them in future productions. As always, Geva gives us a striking set, creative costuming and dynamic sound effects. The cast's impeccable comedic timing and well-developed characters set the stage for a festival of laughter. Congratulations to director Skip Greer, the actors and the entire creative team because, although the subject is serious, the treatment is pure, unadulterated comedy. From barkeep to bomb explosion, this play is a BLAST!

-Carole Llewellyn, Beyond the Nest

First let me tell you this play is very funny and I genuinely had a great time! The cast is stellar, I loved them all because they each brought a sense of realness and authenticity to their characters. When I say you are going to LOL I mean it! This play is clever and at moments shocking but soooo good.

-DJ Reign, WDKX

Inherit the Wind — J. Lawrence & R. E. Lee

Skip Greer, Geva's artist in residence, directs the script with a sure sense of time and place. Like a force of nature, INHERIT THE WIND, blows with such power, it can never be forgotten.

-Democrat and Chronicle

King Lear — William Shakespeare

It's a very pagan LEAR. In Greer's staging, Lear's invocations of the gods carry palpable weight.

-San Francisco Chronicle

KING LEAR springs to brilliant life at Shakespeare Santa Cruz. Director Skip Greer has pulled off a remarkable bit of theatre and made a 400 year old text intelligently, painfully relevant. This KING LEAR is a great and tasty treasure. It must not be missed.

-Good Times Newspaper, Santa Cruz

Lobby Hero — Kenneth Lonergan

LOBBY HERO is a gem of a play that knows how to suck in an audience. It's clear that the play is in good hands. Director Skip Greer and his four actors show imagination and intelligence in bringing out the subtleties of a fascinating drama. LOBBY HERO sneaks up on you. Before you know it, an amusing comedy of manners has become an almost subversive exploration of heroism and action. It's only later, when certain clues come out, that you fully appreciate how well this production has handled the material. They make it look easy, which makes it a treat to watch.

-Democrat and Chronicle

A Midsummer Night's Dream — William Shakespeare

This version gets it right, even reversing the opening scenes to begin with those foolish mechanicals, thus emphasizing how theatrical and funny this romantic fantasy is.

-City Newspaper

Geva's mainstage production of William Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM needs no fairy spell to be magical. The ensemble performance by a cast of both known and rising young stars is joyously natural, and beautifully articulated.

-Out and About Magazine

Geva's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM is a lush, wild and hilarious trip to a time and place that, even in the Elizabethan Era, exists only in our imaginations.

-PlayShakespeare.com

The Mountaintop — Katori Hall

Skip Greer's THE MOUNTAINTOP is captivating and inspiring. It's a must-see production that will make you stand up and cheer. It serves as a reminder that our heroes were once also human, and it ends with a call: maybe we, too, could be heroes. That was King's vision: the one he saw from the mountaintop. Sitting in the audience, it is impossible not to feel the call.

-City Newspaper

Outside Mullingar — John Patrick Shanley

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR is both powerful, luminous. Skip Greer has staged a beautiful and powerful production to open its summer season., it manages to capture a corner of our world, with each detail so perfect and true that it feels more real than life... Like last summer's THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN, also directed with a masterful touch by Skip Greer of Geva Theatre Center, Outside Mullingar is a luminous piece of theatre that you will not want to miss.

-The Inquirer and Mirror

Over the Tavern — Tom Dudzick

There are so many good reasons to enjoy OVER THE TAVERN, but far more important is the wit and wisdom in this cleverly written memory play, and the affectionate and inventive staging by director Skip Greer. Congratulations also to Geva for selecting a local young actor with Down Syndrome to play the role of Georgie.

-Jack Garner, Gannet Film & Theatre Critic

Red — John Logan

RED is a beautifully-directed, thought-provoking journey into the passions and darkness of an artist's soul.

-Democrat and Chronicle

Slow Food — Wendy Macleod

SLOW FOOD is a laugh filled romp, hilariously light-hearted!

-Jason Cotrell, Democrat and Chronicle

Greer excels, he guides the actors in a song-and-dance routine that keeps the audience engaged and the laughs coming.

-Leah Stacy, City Newspaper

Steel Magnolias — Robert Harling

This beautiful and touching play of friendship and growth, loss and love is iconic, and a production that everyone will be able to identify with in some way. This is another outstanding production in Geva's fine lineup of the 2017/2018 season that you won't want to miss.

-Carole Lewellyn, Beyond the Nest

Geva's STEEL MAGNOLIAS flows effortlessly. Languid and entertaining, the show debuted to a sell-out run. Under the direction of Skip Greer, the tragicomedy strikes a perfect balance of sweet, humorous and sad, with sublime performances by the entire cast...Bring tissues. Steel Magnolias doesn't just manipulate our feelings but releases them.

-Marcia Morphy, Democrat and Chronicle

The Velocity of Autumn — Eric Coble

Under the taut direction of Skip Greer, Fowler and David Mason, as Chris, glide effortlessly through the emotionally charged conversation.

-Boston Globe

White Heron Theatre Company's deeply moving production of the play illuminates every corner of its universe, in seismic waves of affection and hostility, loyalty and betrayal, love and loss.

-The Inquirer and Mirror