Jim O' Quinn, editor, American Theatre Magazine and former New Orleanian, recently here for the National Ensemble Theatres gathering:

"What amazed me was the preponderance of really interesting ensemble theater in New Orleans after Katrina. I also had confirmation of what I had been hearing from afar: that the actors in these troupes are just sensational, particularly Andrew Larimer and The NOLA Project, Mondo Bizarro and ArtSpot Productions. I hope New Orleans knows what sensational people you have down there."
 

Myrtis Butzman, Theater-goer, TV commercial spokesperson, at "Voices of Louisiana" at Le Chat Noir:

"You can tell that these are people who've been through hurricanes and they've put their experiences into the show. They have a sincerity, reality and humor that makes it special and very timely right now."