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Amy and the Orphans by Lindsey Ferrentino
"Maryanna Tollemache...directed this winner of a show. She identifies as disabled, and this show was her directorial debut with a story that highlights Down’s Syndrome. What a debut it was!"
"Sitting in the theatre, I felt the weight of that history pressing against the story onstage. Amy and the Orphans touched me in more than one way: it is a mirror of how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go."
"...sensitively directed by rising
talent Maryanna Tollemache..Talent seems to gush from its walls. Tollemache...makes her
full-scale directorial debut with this show.
"While Amy and the Orphans deals with painful subject matter, it also carries moments of humor, humanity, and resilience. Under Tollemache’s direction, the production never loses sight of Amy’s individuality—her voice, her agency, and her spark—which shine brightly despite the darkness of her past."
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"Ground Floor Theatre’s production is more than just a family drama—it is a reminder of how far we have come in recognizing the dignity and rights of people with disabilities, and how essential it is to remember the injustices of the past so they are never repeated."
"Director Maryanna Tollemache presents us with a near-unique qualification: she is autistic. And reveals this in her program bio. Her easy style and straightforward blocking convey anything but the dissociation of an anthropologist on Mars. Their work is very well done..."
