“It’s rare that a whole cast can handle blank verse well, and rare for everyone to have the acting chops to use it in. These people do. There’s no weak link. If anyone steals this near-unstealable production, it’s Chani Reese in the role of Mariana, Angelo’s jilted bride. I was in tears just a few lines into her performance, and she sustained what she achieved. Reese is a powerhouse up there.” ‍ ‍-Jamey Hecht

Chani Reese handles the language and emotions of Mariana with fine mastery. -Mark Savitt

“The actress who plays Mariana, Chani Reese, was so committed to the role, she radiated quiet fire. We felt Mariana's five long years of rejection and unrequited love behind each sung and spoken word and tear and gesture. Reese is an extraordinary talent. She possesses an incandescent quality of self-possession that lit up the stage.”‍ ‍-D. Egger