Theatre REVIEWS

Guys and Dolls:
- Sandusky Register review; Nov. 5, 1998

Sarah Mears is fabulous as [Nathan's] beloved Adelaide. Her expression and dead-on delivery are right on the money... Three of the best songs are "I'll Know," "Adelaide's Lament," and "If I Were a Bell." Each is vocally strong and nicely staged...But my favorite has to be the powerful rendition of "Marry the Man Today" by Adelaide and Sarah. Boy, those ladies can sing!


Pygmalion:
- Point-Shoreland Journal review; Feb 25, 1997

Sarah Mears created a believable and enjoyable Eliza Doolittle who made the transition from flower girl to lady with pleasing style.


Lost in Yonkers:
- The Blade review; March 1995

Mears [as Gert], with her tics and difficult speech handicap, manages to steal each bit in which she speaks.


Private Lives:
- The Collegian review; Oct. 7, 1996

...the true star and heroine of "Private Lives" was student director Sarah Mears. Mears, a senior in University College, dedicated her great talent and drive to make the play a success. Her hard work, combined with the actors' wonderful talents, made "Private Lives" very special.

~ read the full Review
~ Director's Notes for Private Lives


A Portrait:

~ read Article 1 ~ Article 2


Dancing at Lughnasa:
- The Blade review; Nov. 1994

[The play's] impact is testimony to the brilliance of Friel's writing, but it also owes much to the astonishing performances of the ensemble cast. Directed with great delicacy by Mark Standriff, the five women and three men, their mesmerizing Irish voices illuminating the stage, capture not only the poignancy, humor, and angst of the characters, but the mysticism and ancestral mystery that course beneath the surface...

Friel's Mundy family comprises five wan, pale women in woolens and tattered calico. There is Kate (Vickie O'Connor Jackson), the eldest, a prim woman with a stern Catholic conscience; Maggie (Shirley Williams), the funny one; thick-witted Rose (Sarah M. Mears); Agnes (Tahree Lane), quiet and bitter; and Chris (Sally Tay Howe), a romantic dreamer...

Each of the characters is so beautifully brought to life that singling out any one of the actors would do the rest of the ensemble a terrible injustice.

~ read the full Review


No Exit:
- Spectrum review; Feb, 1994

Sarah Mears was right on with her portrayal of Inez. She was hard and seductive, passionate and thoughtful, and completely in character at all times. She was very good at showing emotions from rage to infatuation, while remaining the independent character.

~ read Article 1 ~ Article 2


The Noble Spaniard:
- Sandusky Register review, Oct. 1990

Guest artist James Lawson [as the Duke of Hermanos] is one hot-blooded Latin lover. He's hopelessly enamored with a beguiling young widow named Marion Naire. [As Marion, Sarah] Mears can hold her own. She's the pretty plucky ingénue. Her expression and motivation help build the character.

- The Reporter review, Oct. 1990

Sarah Mears was delightful as the young widow and managed to portray her with just the right accent and blend of conformity to the mores of the period and youthful independence and rebellion. She was bright, vivacious and matched the Duke line for line, reaction for reaction in their scenes.

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