A sampling of what the NY press says about Blue Coyote's plays

 

NANCE O'NEIL
by David Foley, October 2010
Gary Shrader's production for Blue Coyote Theater Group feels near perfect. NANCE O'NEIL represents New York's indie theater at its best: original, provocative, intimate, and entirely engaging. This play deserves a long and healthy life after this world premiere at Access Theater. It is unquestionably one of the highlights of the new season."
Martin Denton, NYTheatre.com

 

CONVERSATIONS ON RUSSIAN LITERATURE + 3 MORE PLAYS,
by David Johnston, February 2009
"Presented by Blue Coyote Theater Group, the main downtown home of Mr. Johnston, "Conversations on Russian Literature Plus Three More Plays" reveals a sensibility that is one part literary, two parts comic book. Mr. Johnston has a critic's nose for cliche and employs it without a trace of shame or earnestness...an endearing tale of show-business delusion." Jason Zinoman, NEW YORK TIMES

 

WHEN IS A CLOCK,
by Matthew Freeman, April 2008
"...savvy and preposterous and utterly original." Neil Genzlinger, NEW YORK TIMES

THE ORESTEIA,
by David Johnston, February 2007
"Director Stephen Speights, aided by spectacular turns from Lichter, Anderson and the rest of the ensemble, darts between high drama and low comedy, without side-stepping the profundity of the original. By the time the final hysterical scene squeaks off on its rolling platform ekkyklema, we're all Greek fans. Even a Trojan would be shouting himself hoarse." Helen Shaw, TIME OUT NEW YORK

 

THE MOST WONDERFUL LOVE,
by Matthew Freeman, June 2006
"Fearless new satire...hilarious...the most impressive thing (in addition to the acting,
which under Kyle Ancowitz's direction is uniformly find) is that beneath all the fury is an oddly touching portrait ofdashed expectations." Neil Genzlinger, NEW YORK TIMES

 

STANDARDS OF DECENCY,
by Various Playwrights, December 2006
"Blue Coyote Theater Group has taken on an audacious and ambitious task here, both thematically and logistically, and the resultant evening of nine plays, featuring the collective talents of some three dozen theatre artists, is by any measure impressive." Martin Denton, NYTheatre.com

 

 

PARADISE,
by David Foley, February 2006
 "Blue Coyote Theater Group has produced another sprawling, entertaining drama with a large cast in a time when most downtown plays are intimate, pinched affairs...an articulate drama about an inarticulate young man...staged with understatement by the director, Gary Shrader, and performed by a charming cast working in concert."
Jason Zinoman, NEW YORK TIMES

 

BUSTED JESUS COMIX,
by David Johnston, July 2005
"David Johnston's absorbing play sparks like an exposed wire...keen detail makes Gary Shrader's swift production come alive." Adam Feldman, TIME OUT NEW YORK