Valerie Curtis-Newton
Director/Educator
Director/Educator
Press
REVIEWS:
ABOUT ALL MY SONS
"Curtis-Newton's casting scheme actually improves the script: spoken in Southern-inflected, African-American cadence, the dialogue sounds less stilted, the humor is looser, funnier."
Misha Berson, Seattle Times
“This particular incarnation of All My Sons was a fitting way to kick of this crucial season at Intiman, taking a classic American story in an adventurous new direction. Uniformly thought-provoking and enjoyable, this one is a must-see.”
Ehrik A., TeenTix Blog
ABOUT THE MOJO AND THE SAYSO
"This is the best production of the play that I have ever seen. And I've seen many."
Aishah Rahman, Playwright
‘“ ‘The Mojo and the Sayso’ is rare in how it sucks you into the consciousness of a loving black, working-class family, trying to bond back together after a shattering trauma. And it ponders, by extension, a culture in which far too many young people are lost to violence.”
Misha Berson, Seattle Times
ABOUT FATHERS AND SONS
" ‘Fathers and Sons’ is unbelievably captivating from start to finish."
Nigel Andrews and Lia Morgan, The Broadway Hour
ABOUT YELLOWMAN
"Director Valerie Curtis-Newton has led her cast ably into the heart of their material. Her stage pictures are carefully structured, her sense of the playwright's intentions seems dead-on."
Randy Foster, Montgomery Advertiser
ABOUT PORCELAIN
"Managing an odd combination of pace and calm, director Valerie Curtis-Newton has coaxed from these five actors 90 minutes of vivid, memorable theater."
Richard Farr, Seattle Times
ARTICLES:
Shotgun: The Gambit 2009
The Hansberry Project: ColorsNW Spring 2008
Teaching Actors: American Theatre January 2008
Black Theatre: Seattle Times July 2006
Wine in the Wilderness: Seattle P-I June 2006:
Stevedore: Playing with History December 1995
Sleep Deprivation Chamber: Seattle Times November 2001
ABOUT ALL MY SONS
"Curtis-Newton's casting scheme actually improves the script: spoken in Southern-inflected, African-American cadence, the dialogue sounds less stilted, the humor is looser, funnier."
Misha Berson, Seattle Times
“This particular incarnation of All My Sons was a fitting way to kick of this crucial season at Intiman, taking a classic American story in an adventurous new direction. Uniformly thought-provoking and enjoyable, this one is a must-see.”
Ehrik A., TeenTix Blog
ABOUT THE MOJO AND THE SAYSO
"This is the best production of the play that I have ever seen. And I've seen many."
Aishah Rahman, Playwright
‘“ ‘The Mojo and the Sayso’ is rare in how it sucks you into the consciousness of a loving black, working-class family, trying to bond back together after a shattering trauma. And it ponders, by extension, a culture in which far too many young people are lost to violence.”
Misha Berson, Seattle Times
ABOUT FATHERS AND SONS
" ‘Fathers and Sons’ is unbelievably captivating from start to finish."
Nigel Andrews and Lia Morgan, The Broadway Hour
ABOUT YELLOWMAN
"Director Valerie Curtis-Newton has led her cast ably into the heart of their material. Her stage pictures are carefully structured, her sense of the playwright's intentions seems dead-on."
Randy Foster, Montgomery Advertiser
ABOUT PORCELAIN
"Managing an odd combination of pace and calm, director Valerie Curtis-Newton has coaxed from these five actors 90 minutes of vivid, memorable theater."
Richard Farr, Seattle Times
ARTICLES:
Shotgun: The Gambit 2009
The Hansberry Project: ColorsNW Spring 2008
Teaching Actors: American Theatre January 2008
Black Theatre: Seattle Times July 2006
Wine in the Wilderness: Seattle P-I June 2006:
Stevedore: Playing with History December 1995
Sleep Deprivation Chamber: Seattle Times November 2001
