more reviews from A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF BEES by Elena Hartwell

                                                                                                                                                        

Rud, the Beekeeper is expertly played by Melissa Hurst. She has the most amazing way of looking at people as though they might not really be there...She is the loving woman who nurtures both her lover and his adopted daughter, Lissa. When she speaks to the infant girl she is cherishing. When she speaks of bees she is clinical and a perfect teacher. When she speaks to Cashman she takes on an almost erotic tone of voice. Hurst is nearly perfection. She is that good an actress."

Is this the summer 2013 play to see? Ask me in the fall. For now, though, it is the finest stagework in the region."  

                                                                                        BERKSHIRE BRIGHT FOCUS

                                                                           * * *

"...an appealing Melissa Hurst, who anchors this production with a solidly crafted, expertly nuanced performance..."

                                                                                         BERKSHIRE EAGLE

                                                                            * * *

"The present and the flashback scenes meld together in a sweet and touching story that made this reviewer laugh in places and brought a few tears, too. Performances were spot-on, with characters sharing awkwardness, affection, grief, joy, anger and more in ways that made them stop being characters on a stage and turned them into real people."

                                                                                          BENNINGTON BANNER