Press
“Review – Washington Post”
A “fever dream” with a “sinister finish.”
“Review – Broadway World”
“As Thomas More put it, the devil cannot endure to be mocked. And this show proves More right: there is something empowering in being able to laugh at one of the worst men in the world. When we are empowered, Putin is to that extent disempowered, something he doubtless cannot endure with equanimity.”
“Review – BITR Sisters“
“A hilarious hop through time and genre to find Putin in the most unlikely places.”
“Review – DC Metro Theatre Arts“
“Aesthetically loaded and consistently funny.”
“Putin On Ice Brings Laughs and Lies to Single Carrot Theatre” – Baltimore Magazine
“We actually have no idea what’s true about Putin at all. One of his top advisors was a modern art guy, and he’s really into collage and manufacturing meaning, and he’s just putting out any information that he can about Putin, whether it’s like good or bad or anything…you don’t even know what you’re supposed to believe. And that’s the point.”
“Review – Backstage Baltimore”
“A charming, thought-provoking evening of theatre.”
“Review – MD Theatre Guide”
“The actors were exceptional.”
“Q&A: The creators of ‘Putin On Ice’ discuss Russian history, theater as protest and the ‘Putin in us’ – Baltimore Fishbowl”
“With Putin On Ice (that isn’t the real title of the show), an absurdist portrait of authoritarianism, they hope to go beyond satire–which feels particularly stifled as a means of protest right now–and utilize absurdity to create a hyper-real portrait of the ethos of autocratic rule.”
“15 Baltimore area theatre performances to see in fall 2018” – The Baltimore Sun
“Theatrical collusion yields new work about Putin: Baltimore playwright Lola B. Pierson can be counted on to create unusual, provocative work. She’s at it again with a piece cheekily billed as ‘Putin on Ice,’ a study of myth and reality that will receive its world premiere thanks to collusion between the Acme Corporation and Single Carrot Theatre.”
