“A 60-minute live music, hip hop amalgamation! Professionals in the art of freestyle rhyme.”
– The New York Times

"Fast, furious and funny...it's rap, but not as we know it."
–The Herald (UK)

“Leaving people speechless…inventive and hilarious!”
– Time Out NY

"One cup Beastie Boys, one cup 'Saturday Night Live' and a pinch of P-Funk adds up to a dizzying dose of creativity."
– AOL CityGuide

“It’s such a great idea for a show that undoubtedly the only reason it hasn’t been tried before is that no one had the skills required.”
– The Herald (Edinburgh)

“Taking hip-hop and improvisation to a new level.”
– Village Voice (New York)

“Happily unpretentious, furiously energetic and damn entertaining!” 
– The List Festival Magazine (Edinburgh)

“Damn near impossible to dislike.”
– Three Weeks (Edinburgh)

“The mix of hip hop and laughs is close to perfect. Go and see it.”
– British Theatre Guide

“The speed and incredible collaboration the group displayed was nothing short of phenomenal…”
– Melbourne Stage (AU)

“Equal parts Beastie Boys and Marx Brothers.”
– Music Maven

“…a lively, fast and upbeat show that entertains as well as impresses.”
– Scotsman (Edinburgh)

"Surely this is the show of the festival.  Go get tickets now...  Go...  Now!"
– The Beat (Australia)

“Sickeningly, unfairly prodigious displays of youthful, energetic, seemingly boundless talent…”
–  Alan Trotter of FEST (Edinburgh)

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"Anne Nelson’s historical drama has a lacerating beauty. Set in Manila in 1902, during the raging Philippine-American War, it manages to compress a continuous cycle of conquest and retribution into one night of charged encounters between a naïve young soldier (Brett Holland), whose job it is to guard an ailing military officer on trial, and the Filipina nurse Maridol (Julie Danao-Salkin), who is there to ease the accused man’s suffering before his trial resumes again in the morning. Major Waller (James Matthew Ryan) is like a figure out of Conrad—bloodshot and ravaged, accused of enigmatic crimes, half-mad with memory. Nelson, a former war correspondent, brings eloquence to this wartime drama, and the director, Chris Jorie, elicits quietly incisive work from his cast."
- The New Yorker

"Playwright Anne Nelson knows how to put her finger on the pulse of the times. Her first play, The Guys, perfectly captured the post-Sept. 11 mood. Her second, more sophisticated play, Savages, is based on a true story: the 1902 court-martial of Marine Maj. Littleton Waller during the Philippine-American War for alleged war crimes committed while American forces occupied the island of Samar . The events bear a more than uncanny resemblance to America 's involvement in Vietnam and the current war in Iraq. Although the production, directed by Chris Jorie, is at times languidly paced, the script is riveting for its entire 90-minute running time.

The play takes place over two days in April as Waller awaits the verdict in his trial. The action is confined to a bedroom where Waller is suffering from a bout of malaria. The authenticity in terms of the atmosphere and the history of the Philippines is no doubt a product of Nelson's experience as an international reporter in Manila in the 1980s, coupled with the fact that the words of the play's two historical characters--Waller and Gen. Adna Chaffee, the superior officer who decided to bring charges against him--often come from their recorded testimony."
- Back Stage

Savages is a must-see for every Filipino. Not only does it showcase an amazing Filipino talent, it also tells our story, and our history. Watching the play will somehow help us understand the causes of circumstances surrounding our lives as Filipinos and give us an appreciation of our heritage and ourselves.
- Filipino Express

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"The playwrights Kia Corthron (Force Continuum), Israel Horovitz (Line) and Anne Nelson (Savages) will participate in The Middle East, in Pieces, a reading of six short plays that respond to the ongoing violence in the Middle East.   The event was the idea of the New York playwright Beau Willimon, whose girlfriend’s father was living in Beirut when the current conflict began. Mr. Willimon approached the nonprofit theater company Back House Productions with the idea of a reading series in mind, and the company agreed to produce it. “Our goal is to offer a diverse spectrum of responses,” Mr. Willimon said in a statement. “By engaging in a dialogue with the audience, we hope, in our own small way, to raise awareness.” Several of the playwrights and the director will join the audience in a discussion after the reading."
- The New York Times

"Back House Productions moved superfast on this one—an evening of six short plays about the Lebanon and Iraq conflicts. Participating playwrights include Anne Nelson, whose The Guys was among the first theatrical works to deal with 9/11; also on the bill are Kia Corthron's Power Lunch (which imagines a chat between Condi and Hillary) and Israel Horovitz's Beirut Rocks (about American students stranded in a Lebanese hotel). Director Thomas Caruso will participate in a postshow audience chat."
- New York Magazine

"Writing plays doesn't stop violence and won't solve the newly escalating Middle East crisis, but you never know what mysterious ways artists can find to awaken people's minds and prompt constructive action. Which is why Back House Productions' free reading of six short plays on the subject (some freshly written for the event) is an idea worth having. Condoleezza Rice may not be doing anything constructive, but Kia Corthron, Israel Horovitz, Anne Nelson, Heather Raffo, Betty Shamieh, and Beau Willimon (who compiled the works in the event) already have. Count on one hell of a post-reading discussion.
- Village Voice

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"This heartwarming half-hour documentary series chronicles innovative educational programs around the country. Sound dull? It's anything but. The first episode focuses on three New York City elementary schools as they prepare for an annual robotics tournament. Watching the kids troubleshoot problems and work together to design the perfect LEGO vehicle is truly inspiring…We give this series a gold star."
- TV Guide

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“It could be to the Fringe what Forbidden Broadway is to the Great White Way.”
- Theatermania.com

"This musical lampoon by Eli Bolin (music), Sam Forman (book and lyrics) and Thomas Kail (book and direction) is nasty, vindictive, often childish and effin' hilarious."
- Broadway World.com

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