“…the production is unlike any play I have experienced.”
“a celestial celebration”
“soul-stirring scenes”
“spellbinding and mystical … Davis’s use of the Zither was sensual.”
“Milo, a gifted actor… portrayed her as tender, weak, strong, and carnal… Milo’s performance deserves admiration.”
“Milo’s natural ability to open our minds to the depths of our inner thoughts made the evening a celebration of Magdalene’s worthy praise.”
– Victoria L. Dammer, Opening Night (NYC)
“…exquisite… Sylvia Milo embodies these (7 Magdalenes) archetypes with confident, chameleonic, and quiet fluidity, as if she is allowing us to be spectators to a private trance…
… Each tableau draws from ancient texts, artworks, and contemporary musings on the larger-than-life figure, set against a backdrop of field recordings and location markers brought to vibrant life by Monica Duncan’s video projection design…
Davis’ vision and voice in the piece is undeniable; his transcendent use of sand and water as instruments elevates the piece through the tactile embodiment of spiritual flow…
… we don’t follow a hero’s climactic journey, a linear storytelling expression rooted in the masculine anyway, but rather a more seasonal, shattered peek into time in the feminist cyclical tradition…
– Natalie Rine, Broadway DNA, NYC
“It was profound to get to experience so much of what has consumed my life on stage and in such a stunning mix of performance and direct experience. I send you a bouquet of red roses.”
– Meggan Watterson, author of Wall Street Journal bestseller Mary Magdalene Revealed
“a daringly experimental music-theater piece that offers many ways of exploring its subject”
“The video design by Monica Duncan adds a sense of grandeur.”
“Davis, who is onstage for most of the piece, contributes crucially, with a wide variety of gorgeous music — using string, keyboard and percussion instruments — and sound effects, creating a sonic undercurrent.”
“…its ending, with poetry and dancing celebrating Magdalene as a Goddess, had an urgency and a looseness that suggested that what is won by all this questioning is a form of freedom. It was a truly grand finale”
– Jay Lustig, NJarts.net
“a provocative, immersive theatrical experience”
– MorristownGreen.com
“The work… is the result of deep research and cultural archeology… Reflecting upon and interpreting the myriad, oftentimes conflicting, depictions of [Mary Magdalene’s] life takes us on a journey of self discovery, through histories of art, music, theatre, culture, and religion.”
– Curator’s note by Brett Wellman Messenger, Curatorial Director, Morris Museum Live Arts