Reviews
Outstanding Ensemble
FringeNYC 2009 Excellence Award
By Jason Zinoman
“POWERHOUSE, which somehow manages to pack very funny puppetry, exuberant dance numbers, fascinating historical tangents, a mountain of narrative and a vivid sense of period mood into one steam train of a drama, is the rare Fringe show that lives up to its title.“
By David Cote
“To learn something new at the theater—at the Fringe, no less—is worth celebrating. Take this 75-minute biodrama by the splendid company Sinking Ship Productions… Aiming to honor the mad, creative urge to perfectly transmute ideas into art, this work succeeds beautifully.”
By Aaron Riccio
“Thrilling! This isn’t just an ambitious show for the Fringe festival: it’s the creative standard to which companies should be pushing themselves.”
By Emily Otto
“I’d put money on this show being one of the tightest, most entertaining productions you’ll see in the festival. Don’t miss it.”
By Ben
“Holy crap, that was awesome. From the moment it begins this show does not skip a beat… It’s really what live theater can be that no other medium can match… A brilliant, exciting piece of theater.”
By Nicole Villeneuve
“Director Jon Levin’s staging cleverly captures the era in cartoonish sequences reflecting the rise of television, highlighted by brilliant Bunraku-style puppet versions of cartoons using Scott’s music.”
By Patrick Lee
"...a special rare joy... A word-of-mouth hit at the Fringe Festival... A pitch-perfect performance by Erik Lochtefeld... Both Levin and Luxenberg should be praised and put assuredly on your list of up and comers."
By AndrewAndrew
"The direction and pacing are pitch perfect. We’re whisked from reality to cartoon pantomime to dream sequence and back to reality with just the right amount of brevity. Scenes bleed into each other like a series of spliced celluloid."