Press
“a classically trained, modernly hip troupe”
- The New York Times
“The classics made relevant with superb acting and clever staging.”
-The New Yorker
“An extraordinarily inventive and disciplined outfit”
- The New York Times
“Aquila’s productions are beautifully spoken, dramatically revealing and crystalline in effect.”
- The New Yorker
“Professional theater companies that focus almost exclusively on classical Greek drama are rare, and there are few among them that can mount productions with the iconoclastic and high-voltage energy of the Aquila Theatre Company and still win praise from critics and scholars alike.“
- The New York Times
“The Aquila Theatre brings intelligence and laser-sharp line readings to this eminently enjoyable modern-dress take on Shakespeare’s comedy.”
- The LA Times Critics Choice
“making Shakespeare relevant and accessible to today’s audiences.”
- The Bermuda Sun
“Takes the classics off their pedestals and presents them as live action, flesh and blood adventures.”
- Dramatics Magazine
“one of the most inventive and daring theater companies in the country”
- The Lincoln Journal Star Lincoln, NE
“Aquila ‘changes the perceptions of classical drama by freeing the spirit of the original text’ for modern audiences.”
- Times Daily
“’Aquila’ means ‘eagle’ in Latin, and for the two-and-a-half-hour duration of the play, this soaringly multi-talented and highly professional group of British and American performers held us breathless and kept us wishing that the revelry would never end.”
- Santa Barbara Independent
“Innovative and dynamic, the Aquila Theatre Company has acquired a well-earned reputation as one of the foremost producers of touring classical theater.”
- Chico Performances, Chicago State University
The Aquila Theatre Company is “a consistently delightful part of New York Theatre.”
- New York Sun
“For lovers of classical theatre, Aquila is a company to keep a sharp eye on…….It also feels mighty good to witness a company’s reverence for, and dedication to, the word and spirit of the writer while simultaneously placing their watermark in the lower-right-hand corner. “
- Show Business Weekly
“Shakespeare’s words, art and spirit came to life. Resounding powerfully through the crowded auditorium, packed with parents, relatives, teachers and friends who had come to witness history in the making in Harlem”
- The New York Amsterdam News
