Press
“As for Bassham, taking her excellence for granted would be easy at this point. But it would also be a mistake… it’s important to recognize that the career she has built on Boston stages has been something special. Make that ‘is building.’ The present tense is definitely required. How great is that?”
– Don Aucoin, Boston Globe
”Under Tyne Rafaeli’s direction, the cast deftly navigates [the] language, especially Russell Harvard as a son torn between love and self preservation, and Marianna Bassham, as the sensible voice of friendship and patience.”
–Elizabeth Vincentelli, The New Yorker
“Not surprisingly, the excellent Marianna Bassham finds both the silent-film-worthy physical comedy in the oft-comatose Jessie and the deep regret etched into her mantra of a world tour never taken: “Istanbul, Tehran, Kandahar, Kabul, Peshawar, Lahore, Kathmandu.”
– Carolyn Clay, WBUR
“Bassham, who has been in several Gamm productions but performs mostly in the Boston area, forces us to feel all her confusion, all her madness in our bones. It’s not an intellectual exercise, but a visceral tsunami. Bassham’s stunning performance is one big reason Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” is one of the best shows the Gamm Theatre has ever mounted.”