"playful yet harrowing"

"This all unfolds with much good humor...Modern songs and Freije’s energetic staging sharpen the point: we accept Shakespeare's play as a benign comedy because we choose to overlook its awfulness. In another pointed parody of modern theater, the company within the play fires their Katarina, and drafts audience members to audition, with hilarious results. Alternative viewpoints, Freije reminds us, are often silenced."

"As long as The Taming of the Shrew is still performed, SHREW deserves to be seen."
                                                                               -Mark Cofta, Broad Street Review

"There was a lot of discipline in the cast. And I really have to say that the direction on this piece was fantastic...the show is evidence of a director who is very good at making tough decisions and creating a really good collaborative environment." 

"Christine Freije and her team were incredibly careful about making sure that every choice told a story."

"They were mature enough, skilled enough and generous enough to get a message across clearly, and to challenge their audience without alienating it. I don’t want to underestimate how difficult that is to do."

"SHREW makes me feel very good about where Philly theatre can go, and also where it is right now."
                                                                                                          -Bonaly Reviews

Recipient of Bonaly Reviews' 2017 Surya Award for Excellence in Devised Theatre