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7 <br /> SOME PRESS... <br /> THE IMMIGRANT—A New American Musical <br /> Harelik/Knapp/Alper <br /> "There's much to recommend the Colony production, including Hope Alexander's sprightly direction" <br /> Los Angeles Times <br /> "Hope Alexander's direction gets the most from her actors,and her staging of numbers such as"The Sun Comes I'll' <br /> adds notably to the show"Variety <br /> ".Director-Hope Alexander has a knack for finding the emotional truth in the characters,emphasizing the dramatic <br /> values in this chamber musical which is more a play with music"Curtain Up <br /> PLAY STRINDBERG <br /> Durrenmatt <br /> "Hope Alexander's sleek new production of Friedrich Diirrenmatt's play is a knockout." <br /> CRITIC'S CHOICE–Los Angeles Times <br /> "If you can imagine a marital bout with the trappings and ceremony of a boxing match,you've got a fair idea of th <br /> concept behind Friedrich Diurenmatt's rarely performed gem.Hope Alexander directs masterfully" <br /> L.A.Weekly–Theatre Pick of the Week <br /> "The director,Hope Alexander,has an eye for comedy and her brisk pacing moves the absurdist drama nimbly for e•.��d <br /> She also fills in as costume designer`Esther Blodgett',and her bio in the program is worth the price of the ticket." <br /> BackStage West–Critic's Choice <br /> "Hope Alexander directs a triumvirate of seasoned pros through a series of thespian hoops that reveals them at thei <br /> most uninhibited and zany best." Critic's Choice–Entertainment Today <br /> "Under the sure hand of Company Rep artistic director Hope Alexander,a talented and energetic three-member <br /> ensemble drive this adaptation of August Strindberg's"Dance of Death" for all it's worth"L.A.Daily News <br /> "Multi-award winning director,Hope Alexander,inspires a trio of flawless performances from this <br /> exceptional cast."The Toulcan <br /> THE COMEDY OF ERRORS <br /> Wm.Shakespeare <br /> Shakespeare's goofiest play benefits not only from a lively cast but also from Hope Alexander's consistently <br /> creative direction,which applies a tweaking of pop culture onto the play—a device well utilized simply to make <br /> more of the jokes clearer to a modern audience.Alexander cleverly turns a dense bit of opening exposition into <br /> a very funny video and similarly transforms a thorny chunk of badinage into a TV quiz show finale.L.A.Weekly <br /> What director-Hope Alexander set out to do with her imaginative new mounting of The Comedy of Errors <br /> was to make Shakespeare's formidable language accessible to a young audience raised on Nickelodeon, <br /> sitcom families and Sponge Bob Square Pants.The Company Rep's Comedy of Errors is simply irresistible. <br /> ENTERTAINMENT TODAY <br /> "A comic romp!"–Los Angeles Times <br />