REVIEWS & PRESS
(l to r) Jered McLenigan and Matteo Scammell in InterAct Theatre production, part of National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere.
(l to r) Deirdre O'Connell & Clementine Belber in NEXT DOOR at New York Theatre Workshop production presented by Monk Parrots.
Rift
-‘If there is hope for a polarised culture, this is where it lies’ - The Guardian
-‘Startingly intimate’ - NPR Dallas
-★★★★★ 'An unforgettable gut punch' - The Skinny
-★★★★★ 'Absolutely stuns' - Binge Fringe
-★★★★ ‘Forceful and enthralling…utterly gripping' - The Scotsman
-★★★★ 'Nuanced and moving' - The Stage
Terminus
"...heartbreaking, brilliant...Gabriel Jason Dean has written a handful of a role in his handful of a play, a tale of Southern Gothic horror where fantasy and reality, past and present, freely intermingle." — The New York Times
"Feisty as hell...theatrical magic..." —The New Yorker
"...a masterful new work of great power and beauty." — Broadway World
Heartland
“…{a} heartfelt masterpiece rife with comedic brilliance and the triumph of the human spirit…” — Broadway World
"HEARTLAND lifts the veil between Western and Middle Eastern culture in a riveting drama...it triumphs in its directness and power..." — USA Today
“…a smart, funny, moving drama that is as emotionally textured as it is intellectually nuanced. “ — Austin-American Statesman
“Dean crafts with sensitivity, but not sentimentality…complex matters of international diplomacy and Western imperialism delicately into a tender, fraught father-daughter story…” — The Star-Ledger
(l to r) Mari Vial-Golden & Owais Ahmed in Geva Theatre production, part of National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere.
(l to r) Dennis Bailey & Jennifer Underwood in The VORTEX production, Austin, TX.
Qualities of Starlight
“…a well-crafted…engaging drama...QUALITIES OF STARLIGHT registers as a welcome find.” — Washington Post
“...incredibly smart, effective, memorable, and honest...if work like this continues, Gabriel Jason Dean is sure to be thought of as a great modern American playwright.” — Broadway World
“…well-structured and poetic…plays out in a chorus of beautifully interlaced dialogue…burrows down to the roots of estrangement, but finds hope along the way.” — Washington City Paper
Entangled
“Haunting, adventurous and ambitious. A work of delicate rage.” — The New York Times
“Miraculous and shocking, an urgent howl. The most honest, raw, microscopic view of humans in anguish.“ — Stage Biz
"A two person tour de force." — Theatre Is Easy
“Heartfelt and thought provoking…” — Plays To See
James Kautz in The Amoralists production, NYC.