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What are critics saying?
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“Okigbo is a compelling lover and friend to Duran’s charming Desdemona, and together, they are magnetic. Their unfortunate ending is shockingly heart wrenching, even for those of us who know the story well.”
-Natalie Shaw, Dallas Theatre Journal
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“SSG regular Marisa Duran delivers a performance of subtlety, sophistication, and intelligence. Duran can do more with a cocked eyebrow and a slight lip curl than many a performer can do with their whole body, and the black box space of the Sanders Theater serves her characterization well.”
-AnonymousCriticDFW
Review: Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley | Stolen Shakespeare Guild
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“Marisa Duran as Juliet and Jaxon Hess as Romeo put an appealing emphasis on how extremely young these lovers are. She jumps with teeny-bopper glee anticipating all that’s to come, and he’s as full of swagger and fun as any boy with his besties. Both retain the endearing (yet slightly comical) capacity for love at first sight.
And both clearly understand Shakespeare’s text, which makes them able to convey both meaning and emotion quite effectively…We don’t get lost in the poetry, because they show us, in words and body language, what it all means.”
-Jan Farrington, Onstage NTX
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“Duran brings both dignity and sweetness to Cordelia, though some pretty substantial cuts to the script leave the character feeling a bit unmoored. Her scenes with the Earl of Kent (Tommy Stuart, doing some impressive accent work), styled as a fellow Christian somewhat on the downlow, bring out some nice facets of each character.”
-Jill Sweeney, Onstage NTX
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“Marisa Duran was thoroughly enjoyable in the role of Minnie Fay, the naïve and exuberant young lady who works in Irene’s hat shop. When Duran was first introduced outside the hat shop, the first thing that impressed me was her comedic timing. She had great interactions with the other characters on stage, making her one of the standout performances of the night. She did very well with modifying her tone of voice, from exasperation with a customer to friendly respect for her employer.”
-Eric Bird, The Column Online
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“The grief of Ophelia mirrors the mental unhinging of Hamlet’s grief, and we get to see Marisa Duran play out one of those craziness scenes with great feeling…We feel Ophelia’s despair….there are wide variations of emotional expressions to explore through physical, mental, and subtextual changes. They all committed to those moments to build the emotional stakes of this story.”
- Charlie Bowles, The Column Online
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“Duran looks and seems the part. Small and cute and personable, she easily fits as a darling of society…Duran plays this role for all it's worth, both the sweet and cuddly parts and the Gothic imaginer of dark and scary things.
- Charlie Bowles, The Column Online
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“Marisa Duran is a bit underutilized in both plays, as her waiting lady in Henry VIII is very funny (though brief) and her Mary Boleyn in Wolf Hall is quick-witted and manipulative.”
- Brian Wilson, Theater Jones
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“Katie Bell Jackson is played by Marisa Duran…Duran made this young girl’s curiosity fun to watch. There was looseness, a bit of wide-eyed view of the world in Duran’s choices that made Katie Bell seem innocent even when she challenged authority.”
- Charlie Bowles, The Column Online