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“Lisa Tharps as Chelle [DETROIT ‘67] was the standout of sandouts. She demonstrated a huge actor’s range of reservedness to anger and then acceptance... It was the play’s final scene that brought the theme home. Chelle, after all her struggles with tragedy and disappointment, is defiantly dancing to the Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)”. Frank Connelly - Antonym

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“As Nina, Lisa Tharps [THE ROYALE] enters with a fury so tightly contained it is unnerving. It breaks upon her brother in alternating flows of love and anger that are breathtaking. While keeping her grounded in dirt-and-blood reality, Nina is also an avatar of tragedy, unleashed brutally in a compelling late coup de theatre that brought gasps from the audience”.

Ross Haarstad, Ithaca.com

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“Lisa Tharps as Herodias [SALOME] is like a blood red, dragon hibiscus flower – bold, seductive, impressive and striking. Her powerful physical and vocal presence dominate the space as she commands the group as the formidable matriarch.” - Jacquelyn Claire, StageBiz.com