miscellaneous reviews
As Tommy in Stay by Lucy Thurber, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch
In Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's Obie Award-Winning The Hill Town Plays
In Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's Obie Award-Winning The Hill Town Plays
With McCaleb Burnett. Photo by Joan Marcus (www.joanmarcusphotography.com)
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"Five-play series...brightened by Deirdre O'Connell, Mia Vallet, and Brian Miskell... "Miskell makes the most of a small but important role in Stay as a rich-kid college student who reveals his own scars." – Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily News |
As Colin in NYLON by Sofia Alvarez, directed by Knud Adams
With Sheila Vand. Photo by Knud Adams.
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"Miskell’s is one of the show’s strongest performances. The friction of his dweebish pragmatism rubbing against Rosado’s extroverted cool makes for a few of the play’s most enjoyable scenes... "The actors maneuver in a sparsely furnished white space that forces the audience’s attention to the actors...In this intimate setting, feelings run particularly raw...The oscillating characters and story weave themselves into a charged and emotionally complex work." – Dante Sacco, Washington Square News "One of the exciting things about Off Off Broadway is getting to see the work of great artists in intimate settings...NYLON is a rare treat...The piece feels less like a play and more like an examination of five characters under a microscope. This is intimate theatre at its best. It’s a joy to watch this excellent five-person ensemble up close and personal." – Ken Kaissar, Theater is Easy |
As John Merrick in The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance, directed by Thom Garvey
With Steven Northrup and Caitlin Hannon. © 2010
"Miskell walks with a cane for the duration of the play and also keeps his face in a sort of grimace to imitate Merrick's misshapen mouth...Miskell does a superb job at portraying the physical hardships Merrick [The Elephant Man] endured without the help of cosmetics, but more importantly, he makes the audience feel his emotional turmoil far more.
"He is fully submerged in his character, introspective, intelligent and kind. Miskell makes you feel so much more for Merrick than just sorrow for his appearance, and without any outward signs of deformity, it is easy to forget that Merrick is different from the other characters on stage in any way."
- Kerri Jarema, The Ticker
As Mike in The Mike and Morgan Show by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, directed by Lacy Post
With Emma Galvin. Photo by Aaron Epstein
"What follows is a touching cleverly crafted narrative that is acted with such commitment that at the end, you feel like you need to call your best friend...Brian Miskell and Emma Galvin are both charming as Mike and Morgan and easily keep you engaged throughout the piece...
"The show moves along at a great pace and provides laugh out loud moments with moments for serious reflection...
"It's not often that actors can pull off miming opening and shutting car doors, but...both Galvin and Miskell are so in tune with the feel of the piece that it works every time."
- Michael Roderick, One Producer in the City
As Holden Caulfield, "The Catcher," in Ghetto Babylon by Michael Mejias, directed by Gregory Simmons
"Brian Miskell did the neat trick of bringing a fictional character to life. So much so, you'd think he really came out of the book. I even caught myself thinking, "Wow, that's what that guy is really like."
- Chris Harcum, The Harcum Post
- Chris Harcum, The Harcum Post