Press – The Porch on Windy Hill

PRESS & REVIEWS

What Critics Are Saying

Explore press coverage, critic reviews, and media highlights for The Porch on Windy Hill, praised for its powerful storytelling and live traditional music.

“A delight from beginning to end” – Chicago Reader

“…Begin with edges jagged enough to draw blood, they end like sea glass, polished into a rough beauty.”
Chicago Sun-Times

“Immensely talented cast” – Chicago Sun-Times

Deeply pleasurable and powerfully moving. The Porch on Windy Hill is an affecting new play with old music.

Charles Isherwood The Wall Street Journal

The Porch on Windy Hill’ is profound production perfection. This play touches the heart and the soul in such a stunning way, you have no idea how deep it will take you.

Linda Armstrong New York Amsterdam News

Quietly powerful. An unexpectedly gripping drama. The kind of play that leaves you with hope that the things that divide us might be bridged by the bridge of a good song.

Zachary Stewart TheaterMania

A must-see! Poignant, funny, and deeply movingThe healing power of music shines on the porch.

DC Theatre Arts

A fabulous hootenanny … great pride, great healing — but most of all, great music.

Pages on Stages

”Powerful. As many people as possible should see this play.

The Knocturnal

Entertaining and authentic. Great music and a timely, touching play.Acting and musicianship are excellent. Songs are skillful, entertaining, and authentic.

Theatre Pizzazz

“Lots of glorious, soul-stirring sound and an unbending positivity infuse The Porch on Windy Hill.

Theatre Scene

The Porch on Windy Hill is a well-acted, well-sung, well-played, beautiful, heartfelt story that will make you smile, laugh, tap your feet, and possibly shed a tear.

Front Row Center

It’s everything a stellar musical is: thought-provoking, entertaining, emotionally stirring, and something that imparts a feeling of growth.

Bluegrass Situation

Is it a play? Yes. Is it a musical? Yes, Kinda. Whatever it is, it’s a damn good.

Ghost Cult