“Patrick Rizzotti’s set design is striking, with the linoleum-ugly green-and- white classroom floor curling up and taking off majestically at the upstage end to turn into giant book pages.”

“The relatively small cast excelled beautifully against a most interesting and minimal staging, including set pieces constructed of “found objects” like antique high-backed chairs and old cupboards and cabinetry, designed and assembled by Patrick Rizzotti.”

“Stage director Ted Huffman and set designer Patrick Rizzotti sent Hansel and Gretel down the rabbit hole with a set of chairs and cabinets in various bizarre configurations. They are dumped in a pile in Act I to suggest the family’s ramshackle hovel, hung from above in Act II to mimic the forest, and arranged in the finale as the walls of the Witch’s tasty cottage. It was a nontraditional setting to be sure, but it didn’t hinder the story for me. Even the last scene, (spoiler alert) where a table of sumptuous cakes and a miniature gingerbread house take the place of the candy house, worked for me. I hope it showed the many kids in the audience that you don’t need literal representation to capture meaning.”