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

With McCaleb Burnett. Photo by Joan Marcus (www.joanmarcusphotography.com)

"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.

"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 M in Lungs by Duncan Macmillan, directed by William Coons

"Miskell gives us a believable and textured person, and an honesty that certainly makes you feel like you’re eavesdropping on a real life...
"Miskell essentially begins the play...[with] a character who tries very hard to be a modern American male, in touch with his feelings, politically aware, and concerned about the world into which he might be fathering a child...
"The lack of sensory “candy” puts a major burden on the two actors who occupy the stage for 90 minutes...and the actors proved to be up to the demand."
– Charlie McMeekin, The Herald

As John Merrick in The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance, directed by Thom Garvey

"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