“ There are certain directors whose work is instantly recognizable. Having seen a few Rachel Klein Productions, I would add her to this list. Klein's productions feature an otherworldly feel, highlighted by odd costume pieces,
choeographed movement, and a bold, non-realistic acting style. ”
– Bryne Harrison, Stagebuzz
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“Rachel Klein brings a heap of experience -- in ballet, clowning and acrobatics -- to the plays she works on.Her direction of the recent All Kinds of Shifty Villains showed an original mix of grace and slapstick that stretched the.comedy and made for some clever theatrical surprises.”
– Tom Murrin, Paper Magazine
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“…Rachel Klein Productions excerpt from The Tragedy of Maria Macabre which brought a group of zany characters in front of the audience to tell a visually stunning tale of disillusion.”
- Michale Roderick, Broadway World (The Tragedy of Maria Macabre)
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“The space illuminates with the gothic contortions of Klein’s company.”
- Rachel Simhon, The Avant Gaurdian (The Tragedy of Maria Macabre)
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“Burlesque and ’80s horror meet at last.”
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Timeout New York (Stage Blood is Never Enough)
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““Like a 1980s Judith Krantz bestseller getting the Wes Craven treatment.”
- FlavorPill (Stage Blood is Never Enough)
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“Klein has highlighted these performances and others with similarly gaudy and stylized costumes, and it all adds up to a surprisingly cohesive whole…”
- Fred Backus, NYTheatre.com (Hound)
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“Director Rachel Klein again shows a flair for genre theater.”
- Joe Bendel, JB Spins (Hound)
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“Director/chroeographer Rachel Klein's numbers are what make Go-Go Killers! truly fun.”
- Patricia Contino, Flavorpill (Go-Go Killers!)
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“What makes it special is Rachel Klein’s deft direction and hilarious and inspired choreography.”
-Teresa Jusino, Pink Raygun (Go-Go Killers!)
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"Directed and choreographed by Rachel Klein, both of the evening’s pieces are dominated by their movement,
and executed with accomplished nuance, from the creepy mannequin stirrings of Sir Sheever to the amazing.
dream ballet and reenacted video sequences included in the twisted Aenigma.”
- Dana Lang, OffOffOnline.com (Something Weird...)
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"It is to Klein's credit that each piece retains a distinct aesthetic, from color palette to sound design to campy dances.”
- Megin Jimenez, NYTheatre.com (Something Weird...)
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"Klein's funny, inventive, and occasionally eye-opening choreography -
not as in dancing, but as in stylized and sometimes acrobatic.
movement, especially fight scenes and love scenes.”
- Jon Sobel, blogcritics.org (All Kinds of Shifty Villains)
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"That the deadpan delivery and physical screwball comedy coexist
naturally is a marvel on behalf of the playwright as well as director.
Rachel Klein, whose exaggerated sex-kitten poses for leading lady.
Precious Jones and slapstick fight sequences inspire many.
well-deserved laughs.”
- Ronni Reich, Backstage (All Kinds of Shifty Villains)