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in Brian Dykstra THE JESUS FACTOR
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“Democracy needs defenders who are courageous, outspoken and intelligent. Democracy needs its solid citizens, its citizen-comedians, you could say. And
Dykstra's right there. He’s a stump man, a born teacher. An evangelist.”
Ithaca Times (read full review) Link to ...
“Dykstra Strikes Again!
The Jesus Factor is must-see theatre for every concerned citizen, regardless of their political leanings.---engaging in every sense of the word!”
Critics Pick, NYtheatre.com (read full review) |
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in STRANGERHORSE at the Kitchen
“Kitchen Theatre regular audiences easily remember Brian Dykstra as the overbearing, philandering husband in “A Marriage Minuet” or the aggressive lawyer in his own play “Clean Alternatives.” Both roles called for dynamic force and verbal fireworks, and Dykstra delivered in spades. But in his explosive new play Dykstra leaves the clash of personalities to others. His own role is of a contemporary Sioux whose brief story quietly but powerfully bookends the play. None of Dykstra's flashing-eyed comic expressions here, only craggy features and tired eyes squinting against the sun. His speech bears the blunted, lilting Indian cadence. In worn Western clothes, complete with dusty cowboy hat and bandana, Dykstra seems so iconic a Native American that one audience member later asked if he wasn't, in fact, of that heritage.”
Ithaca Journal
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as Rex Franklin in A Marriage Minuet
"The Kitchen Theatre Company closes its 16th season not with a bang but an explosion - of laughter erupting from the audience. You can doubtless hear it from a block away. All five actors are splendid, with Dykstra as the offensive Rex dazzling the most."
Ithaca Journal |
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as Richard (the bewildered husband) in Sealed For Freshness
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as Mr. Cutter in Clean Alternatives
"Though his words are well crafted and his thinking clear, it almost doesn't matter what he's saying. The sheer sound of his voice as it rises and falls offers its own visceral reward. Dykstra's work provides the startling immediacy that makes live performance feel so alive."
Variety
(read the full review)
"Dykstra, as the aptly named Cutter, stays with the team. But it's not without consequences. He knows what he's become, and this awareness horrifies us precisely because he knows all his own angles and he anticipates all the arguments. Dykstra shows us the cost of compromise, but not through a whitewash. Instead he lets Cutter remain big, bullish, eloquent and fiery right to the very end. Don't expect any easy closure."
Ithaca Times (read full review) |
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as Don in ROUNDING THIRD
“Don (Brian Dykstra in a definitive performance) and Michael (Daniel Cantor, who holds his own admirably against the Dykstra juggernaut) begin "Rounding Third" on opposite philosophical benches, they wind up meeting somewhere in the middle...This is Dykstra's show; a performance that finds rich complexity.”
Berkshire Eagle
(read the full review)
"the bullish Dykstra make(s) it winning!"
The Courant
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BRIAN DYKSTRA:
CORNERED & ALONE
a
comedic rant of political proportations
"One Off Broadway production you can be
sure Republicans won't be flocking to is "Brian Dykstra:
Cornered & Alone," but Democrats and environmentalists
are going to find Mr. Dykstra 's EXHILARATING one-man
show INTOXICATING and enormously satisfying."
The New York Times
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the full review)
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as Cole in HIDING
BEHIND COMETS at 29th Street Rep, New York
“Tense barroom thriller… Sexually
charged… Fiery… Mesmerizing… Riveting”
Marilyn Stasio, Variety
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AMERICANA ABSURDUM at
the Menier Chocolate Factory in London
“This is the fastest theatre I've
ever seen. The cast rip through their lines at patter-song
pace…the talented nine-strong cast
amidst the zaniness and constant activity even manage to lend
a sympathetic humanity to their loathsome characters.”
Time
Out London, Critics Choice |
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AMERICANA ABSURDUM at PS122.
“That Americana Absudrum has been a hit in London and Edinburgh is no shock: Brits and Scots can always be expected to shell out money to see Yanks behaving badly. Just because you live here doesn't mean you shouldn't join them in opening your wallet.”
Theatermania
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as Heisenberg in COPENHAGEN at The Arizona
Theater Company
“Brilliant”
Tucson Weekly |
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THAT DAMN DYKSTRA
(the boxed set)
“Brian Dykstra is working hard to turn
ranting into a new genre, and if he succeeds comedy may not
be safe…”
The Village Voice |
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THE MEAN QUEEN & THE
THIEF OF HEARTS
“Magnificent storytelling”
Washington Square News |
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as Eddie Carbone in A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
at TheatreFest
What if the new Jersey professional and semiprofessional
theaters bestowed their own version of the Tony Awards?…If
I were the nominator, here’s the way I’d see the
2002-2003 season:…(nominations) Best Play Actor…Brian
Dykstra for A View From the Bridge.”
Peter Filichia, The Star Ledger
“As Eddie, Brian Dykstra gives a career-defining
performance. An actor of remarkable depth and insight, Dykstra
captures flawlessly the creeping, corroding sense of loss with
which Eddie battles…Film star Anthony LaPaglia’s
Eddie, on Broadway in 1997, seemed far too young and virile
for the role. It is eye-opening here to watch Dykstra make
Eddie his own. Wrapping his burly arms around his character,
he comes out slugging with a power and ferocity that leaves
one drained watching. His beefy, slightly stooped frame slumped
in Eddie’s favorite chair, his face twisted in confusion
as he confronts unexplored feelings of lust for his niece,
his eyes mirroring contempt for the desperate Beatrice and
barely repressed rage at the joyful innocence of Rodolpho— Dykstra’s
Eddie is a man in turmoil and pain.
Naomi Siegel, The Montclair Times |
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as Gabe in DINNER WITH FRIENDS at The
Philadelphia Theatre Company
“Memorable”
Philadelphia Inquirer |
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STRANGERHORSE
by Brian Dykstra |
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as Mark in ANOTHER BED (short
film)
by Brian Dykstra |
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as George in THE UMBRELLA PLAY at Actors Theater Workshop |
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SPECTROPIA
a film |
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as David in FORSAKING
ALL OTHERS, at the Access Theater
“a chess game...”
Back Stage, NY |
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as Banquo in MACBETH, at the Pittsburgh
Public Theater
“Electrifying.”
Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette |
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as Sir Toby in TWELFTH NIGHT, at the
Pittsburgh Public Theater
“Brian Dykstra leads the cast as Sir Toby.
He’s the Visiting Guest Artist…I hope they learned
from him what precision comedic timing looks like, as well
as Dykstra’s almost inhuman ability to know exactly when
to pull back.”
Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh City Paper
“Dykstra is hilarious as the drunken Sir
Toby Belch.”
John Hayes, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
“…tugging everyone’s performance
to higher levels whenever he’s on stage…daring
bravado and creative imagination.”
Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune |
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as Tim in ALL THE RAGE, at the Pittsburgh
Public Theater
“Each of us will prefer some performances
over others— Dykstra’s soul-less insolence.”
Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette |
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as Krogstad in A DOLL’S HOUSE,
at the Asolo Theatre
“Viperish”
Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald
Tribune |
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as Forbes in INCOMMUNICADO, at the Harold Clurman Theater
“Deft.”
John Simon, New York Magazine
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as The Interrogator in BOBBY GOULD IN
HELL, at New Hope Performing Arts Festival
“The cast of four in uniformly excellent,
expertly catching the snap and crackle of Mamet’s volleying
dialogue. At the center of the wordplay is Brian Dykstra’s
admirably manic portrayal of the merciless by witty interrogator.”
Douglas J. Keating The Philadelphia
Inquirer
“Explosively funny”
Mark Cofta, Backstage |
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Creon in ANTIGONE, at St. John the
Divine
“Brian Dykstra is quite the powerhouse.”
Peter Filichia, Theater Week (Antigone) |
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as Det. Wills in A MOST SECRET WAR, at the
Judith Anderson
“Deft.”
John Simon, New York Magazine
(A Most Secret War, Off-Broadway) |
