Praise for The Quality of Life
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dcist

  • "The play brilliantly coaxes genuine emotion."
  • "Subtle...skillfullly and lovely crafted."
  • "Every actor delivers their best."
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  • "TOP PICK!"
  • "So real that it seems less like I'm, at a play and more like I have snuck into the characters' living room."
  • "Brilliant and strong... simply amazing."
  • "Raw, vibrant, and seemingly spontaneous."
  • "Beautiful, heartbreaking."
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talkinbroadway.com

  • “Astonishingly beautiful…. Genius.”
  • “[Jane] Anderson understands the rhythms of speech, which director Lisa Peterson has drawn out beautifully and sensitively through her well-matched four-member cast.”
  • “[Annette] O'Toole and [Kevin] O'Rourke shine, individually and together, as a grounded couple forced to deal with an event that could easily have destroyed them. [Johanna] Day and [Stephen] Schnetzer bring great heart to their roles, which are flashier but just as carefully drawn.”
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Washington Examiner

  • "Played by an all-star cast... you have the makings of a winner."
  • "Completely engrossing."
  • "A fascinating character study well worth seeing."
  • "Subtle, heart-rending."
  • "Bravo to Anderson for showing that challenging our entrenched beliefs may be the best way to ultimately define what we consider the quality of life."
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Washington City Paper

  • "A poignant tale"
  • "Splendidly charismatic...downright irresistable...terrific"
  • "An indelible performance"
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Metro Weekly

  • "Gutsy, intelligent, funny and thought-provoking"
  • "Tremendous...compelling...entertaining"
  • "superb...witty and challenging"
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goldstar

Edge Washington

  • "What starts as a lively dark-comic farce evolves into a two-hankie finale that lingers in the best of ways"
  • "Kudos to Anderson, to Peterson, and to the cast of The Quality of Life - this is a must-see"
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The Arlington Weekly News TV

  • "Powerfully compelling and must be seen."
  • "A Great human study! What a show!"

all arts review for you

  • "A Total joy to experience the superb direction of Lisa Peterson as she manages to get her four actors to 'act their hearts out'."
  • "The director and actors play the tragedy and comic touches with total finesse."