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World Premiere of

Benevolent

Good Apples Collective, Summer 2026

“Deft in characterization” -The New York Times

“Chani Reese…a young Patti Lupone” -Lavender After Dark

“One of the most bracing plays of the year” -Vogue

“beautifully played by Reese…the performances are wrenching, and always truthful.” -Theaterly

“Reese gives Margaret the evening's most immediately magnetic performance. Her Margaret is debauched without being a caricature, funny without becoming glib, and unexpectedly tender.” -TheaterScene

“First among equals in the excellent cast is the reliably magnetic Chani Reese as Margaret…In lesser hands this kind of character could come off as a [stereotype]. But Reese…makes Margaret a winning antihero” -BlogCritics

“benevolent is not just one of the best plays of the year; it’s one of my favorite shows of the decade…The cast is so exceptional that I was sorry the show was only ninety-five minutes; I wanted to spend more time with them. [They] bring depth and soul to their characters; they are not portraying stereotypes” -This Week in New York

twelve minor prophets

World Premiere of

“A bravely conceived new play…Twelve Minor Prophets is a deceptiviely ambitious piece…The play ripples and expands…Deeply moving. Chani Reese…[is] excellent. -Sarah Holdren, Vulture

Eno River Players, Winter 2026

Measure for measure

William Shakespeare’s

Eno River Players, Winter 2025

“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

“A powerful performance by Chani Reese” -Blog Critics"

“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