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“The cast boasts some extraordinary performances... Kendall Rileigh as Birdie Bagtry personifies that compassion, desperation, determination, bewilderment, and pride particular to the Southern aristocracy and reminiscent of Tennessee Williams's heroines. The two women [Rileigh and Elizabeth Norment] make a tragedy of sensitivity.” ~Susan Jonas (NYTheater.com), on Another Part of the Forest “Rileigh charms thoroughly as the sweetly hapless Birdie.” ~Andy Propst (TheaterMania), on Another Part of the Forest “Birdie, pursuing money for the family's cotton plantation, is played by a delicate Kendall Rileigh. She finds the right note of reluctant strength and humility in the face of ruin.” ~Jason Grant (Hamptons.com), on Another Part of the Forest “Also notable is Kendall Rileigh as Agnes, William's mad sister. Rileigh seizes her two scenes — one mad and one sane — and doesn't let go.” ~Erik Haagensen (Backstage), on The Drunkard “Rileigh demonstrates mastery in her performance of a wounded soul.” ~Doug Strassler (Off Off Online), on Sex & Violence “One stand-out performance was a monologue by Molly (Kendall Rileigh) at the beginning of the second act. It was delivered simply, truthfully, and was a beacon of pure emotion in real circumstance.” ~Dianna Martin (The Happiest Medium) on Sex & Violence “Rileigh has a world weary and dry delivery that gets laughs with the simplest of lines.” ~Darron Cardosa (Theasy.com), on Sex & Violence “Kendall Rileigh is a pure delight who embodies the magical/mystical nature of Ariel physically, vocally, and musically.” ~Stephen Morgan-MacKay (Off Off Online), on The Tempest “Kendall Rileigh promises to be a fine Juliet, judging from her stunning performance as Arkadina in The Seagull” ~Orla Swift (Raleigh News & Observer) “Kendall Rileigh makes a dreamy Juliet. Their star-crossed romance loses none of its dramatic power…” ~Robert McDowell (Robert’s Reviews), on Romeo & Juliet “Standouts include Kendall Rileigh, who dauntlessly portrays the ‘strange liberation’ of a madwoman…” ~Adam Sobsey (Raleigh News & Observer), on Sonnets for an Old Century Named one of “the region’s best actors” ~Robert McDowell, 2004 Triangle Theater Awards (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC) “Kendall Rileigh is absolutely hilarious as she peers out of the ‘Coke bottle’ lenses through which she sees life.” ~Faye M. Dasen (The Pilot), on The Miss Firecracker Contest “Kendall Rileigh is a lovely, sweet, sad picture of lost innocence as Heavenly Finley.” ~Robert McDowell (Robert’s Reviews), on Sweet Bird of Youth “Exceptionally fine performer” ~Scott Ross (Robert’s Reviews), on James Joyce’s The Dead “Kendall Rileigh is terrific as the deeply resentful Bluma, whose best prospects for marriage were torpedoed by her mother’s defiance of the ultra-fundamentalist code.” ~Robert McDowell (Triangle Theater Review), on Women’s Minyan “…including Kendall Rileigh in a scene-stealing turn as Popeye Jackson” ~Tim Hagar (Up & Coming Magazine), on The Miss Firecracker Contest “Kendall Rileigh provides the piece’s narration compellingly.” ~Andy Propst (Backstage), on Twas the Night Before “Kendall Rileigh fully animates Maria, the trickster maid…” ~Byron Woods (The Independent Weekly), on Twelfth Night “I would also mention the fine work… by Kendall Rileigh as an Ariel who is exceptionally light and airy” ~StagestruckNYC on The Tempest “Kendall Rileigh’s gaunt work as Bluma and Sarah Kocz’s Adina add rock-solid performances to two already impressive resumes.” ~Byron Woods (The Independent Weekly), on Women’s Minyan |