OregonLive - Recommended

"...This production directed by Profile Theatre's Artistic Director Adriana Baer gives us a good clear sense of the contrasting natures of Austin (Nick Ferrucci) and Lee (Ben Newman). Baer nicely molds the action — keeping the play moving at a vigorous pace but also not eschewing long moments of silence. What is most refreshing about this production is the humor that the director and actors have mined from the text; the acting style as a whole is marked by a broad directness that welcomes laughter."
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Oregon Arts Watch - Somewhat Recommended

"...I’ve seen more psychologically vicious productions of the play. In spite of the strenuous calisthenics, there’s an amiability to this one: neither brother seems truly bent on killing the other. Like Oedipus and his dad, Lee and Austin never quite figure out they’re in this thing together. But they do feel the stirring of a common blood: they lack the viciousness for that final killer blow. If you consider the play as a tall tale, an eternal playing-out of the struggle between reason and the heavy bear who goes with it, that works: same song, billionth verse. And as it’s a song close to the mysterious heart of the human predicament, we sing it over and over again."
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Dennis Sparks Reviews - Recommended

"...But the powerhouses in this production are Newman and Ferrucci as the battling brothers. They are both raw emotions exposing their feelings to the blistering sun of the desert and beware of any toaster, typewriter, or plant that gets in their way, for they can be fearsome to the extreme. Again, they use the pauses in the show well and give us the guts as well as the thoughts of both of these dynamic people. In the end, the Jekyll and Hyde syndrome may not have been better explored than with these two in this play."
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