From American College Theater Festival
(Jeff Wax) Complete review

"Breese's production is superbly directed and the acting first-rate."

He [Breese] has vigilantly brought to life a play, which appeals to the mind, and spirit of an audience and in doing so has addressed the unlimited scope of possibilities that can only be found on the stage.

Breese succeeded in enabling us to voyeuristically examine the "what-ifs" of Hamlet's psyche and what might happen if his inner thoughts and perceptions were debated publicly. A fascinating approach with its focus to examine contemplation and motivation as the p ress exerts its full force and impact upon a crime with more at stake than Hamlet's own destiny.

"The script is innovative, fast-paced, and unpredictable."

[The script] offers a fresh approach to the scholarly reexamination of Hamlet, which I found ghoulishly reminiscent of the William Holden film "Network" in which the abuse of power is patently discernable.

"As a playwright, Breese's voice is unique; as a director he has used the power of the spoken word to bring an experience to life in the belief that artist and audience will involve themselves in an act rather than a spectacle."

Breese staged a superior production effectively making use of every inch of the thrust. His scene changes occurred with precision and actor movement was crisp and involving. Scenes were staged with simplicity and our journey transcending time was skillfully executed. Fight scenes were marvelously choreographed and timing was exemplary.

Breese effectively stylized the play juxtaposing scenes taken from Shakespeare's text with the unfolding courtroom drama and realism seen today on television shows like Law & Order and Court TV.

"Breese appears motivated to use this play as a vehicle, which asks and answers weighty questions."

Inner thought is neither assumed nor is it addressed through its subtext. Instead, Breese's script triumphs in the age of the sound bite by provoking us to think and to feel and lets us inside to see a world that in 2002 is all to familiar to many of us through the media coverage of the sensational trials that have taken place in recent years which we have all witnessed. The psychodrama of the tragedy of Hamlet is a quest for exoneration and allows us to examine whether any defendant is actually able to get a fair trial in an age when many crimes are quickly decided in the court of public opinion.