"Ludovica Villar-Hauser, the play's keen eyed and eared director (and artistic director of Parity Productions the company responsible for this presentation), paces the fine actors for the ultimate tension, making the most of every innuendo. All three actors portray their characters with subtlety, their eyes revealing as much as their voices, carefully avoiding sliding into what might have been melodrama."
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"Playwright Mêlisa Annis provides a thought-provoking, well-crafted script. Director Ludovica Villar-Hauser knocks it out of the park with her vision of a seemingly simple world gone awry...But the icing on this delicious cake is the cast. Xanthe Elbrick, Stephanie Heitman, and Amy Scanlon breathe life into 'Charlie's Waiting,' creating rich, intriguing characters that inspire a desire to know as much as possible."
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“The play wallows in the murkiness of uncertainty and dark cruelty...At the least we understand that Louise selfishly, desperately, sacrifices Charlie who waits for deliverance. A controlling Kelly encourages Louise’s blindness to satisfy her own warped agenda. Both seek illusion and fantasy, a sick twist, to keep the inconvenient past at bay. Ironically, by abiding in lies, they open themselves and each other to a world of future self-torment, guilt and abuse.”
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"This well written play feels half finished. Tony nominee Xanthe Elbrick, Stephanie Heitman, and Amy Scanlon are all at the top of their game thanks to the wonderful direction by Ludovica Villar Hauser...I do look forward to seeing this play expand and truly get into the issues, while opening up our discussions."
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"The first half of this 70-minute one-act is a taut, very funny, and brilliantly played dance of wits and emotions...The second half is more drama than comedy, and less focused, though realistically imagined and well played...Wisely, though, Annis leaves the future uncertain. Has Annie’s visit built a rock-solid barrier between the lovers, or will love conquer? The end of the play is somehow both neat and open-ended, predictable yet leaving us with questions."
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“The first part...flows, punctuated by well-balanced characters; excellent comedic scripting and timing; and curious and clever attention to detail...The second part depends heavily on the actors’ abilities to act through the silence and the weight of the thing that is not being talked about...Cliffhanger endings are challenging, and this one may leave you feeling manipulated into caring about the characters but dissatisfied at not being privy to what happens next.”
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