"...a trio of performers who can't possibly have learned everything they had to know about physical comedy, split-second
line reading, mugging, and manic energy in the play's rehearsal period. That is, they must be intuitive actors who take enormous risks. As a result, they have come up with three unbridled, go-for-broke, yet remarkably nuanced performances. To play out-of-control is to be in complete control, and these guys are."
-Paul Lamar, The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)
"...a must-see for theatergoers who enjoy the drama of Hollywood, brilliant acting, fast-paced action, and irreverent one-liners...The comic timing is flawless."
-Jessica Erin Palmer, The Bennington Banner (VT)
"From Ashley to Rhett, from birthin' babies to burning Atlanta, they do it all, and every single bit of it is hilarious."
-Kyle Callahan, Vermont.com
"Coler had a great, manly swagger to his Fleming, which seemed to fit that old Hollywood image to a tee."
-Darrell R.Beebe, The Northshire FreePress (Manchester, VT)
"...hilarious bit of insanity...three men working magnificently every minute..."
-Bob Rose, The Post-Star (Glen Falls, NY)
BOILER ROOM
"Coler turns in a riveting, bravura performance, in a role with the kind of dimensionality actors dream of. Equal parts evangelist, New Age entrepreneur, Svengali, and, inevitably, a man climbing over his tortured past, Coler's nuanced work, in Fante's towering play...bring fascinating mystery to a man proud to espouse, "The word 'no' is only a request for more information."
-Brad Schreiber, Back Stage West (Los Angeles)
"By far, the strongest performance is turned in by Douglas Coler as Eddy Kammegian. Coler plays Eddy as one part sales guru, one part 12-step apostle, one part wounded inner child, one part horndog, and three parts egomaniac. It is a recipe for a successful portrayal of an unsuccessful life. Coler's Eddy is the man we love to hate, the victim we want to punish, an abuser who is, ultimately, abused. Such a multidimensional performance is the stuff of which careers are made."
-Duncan Elkinson, Coastal Community Newspapers (Syndicated)
THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT, THE SMELL OF THE CROWD
"As Sir and Cocky, the gentleman and lower-class bounder who engage in a deeply unfair game of leaping from square to square, Douglas Coler and Andy Meyers are, respectively, case studies in inspired lunacy."
-Todd Hill, Advance (Staten Island, NY)
A CHAIN OF SUMMER VOICES
-David Mackler,Off-Off Broadway Review (New York, NY)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
-Todd Hill, Advance (Staten Island, NY)
"He's like a cross
between Errol Flynn and William Hurt."
-Virginia
Swanson
"...with a dose of
Steve McQueen!"-Jo St.James