PRESS

Reviews for - Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen Souffle’ 10/2019 The Purple Rose Theatre

“Mark Colson breathes refreshing life, once again, into the iconic figure of Holmes —a character that can occasionally, because of his sublime intellectual gifts, come off as nearly inhuman, Colson’s Holmes not only has a beating heart but a wickedly charming dry wit as well.”

Pulp, Jenn Mckee

“Holmes, portrayed by Mark Colson, continues to be smug and self-satisfied, displaying a casual fastidious superiority. Colson glides across the stage with all the subtle aplomb of ‘40s film actor David Niven observing things that go unnoticed by others and defining them as if he is lifting definitions, whole cloth, out of Webster’s finest dictionary.”

City Pulse, Tom Helma

“Loyal patrons and newcomers alike will delight in the mastery with which Colson, Kamoo, Stroili, and Cavannaugh resurrect their characters for this sequel.”

Encore Michigan, Patrice Nolan

_______________ Past Reviews 2011 - 2017

"Colson is absolutely mesmerizing (...)"
The City Pulse

"In a cast of solid, strong actors, Colson shines with a strength that comes from his characters brokenness"
Encore Michigan

"Colson gives Richard an amazing vulnerability. He disappears completely into his character"
The City Pulse

"Mark Colson delivers a remarkable performance( ...)"
AXS Entertainment

"...Colson's performance is flawless"
The City Pulse

"Colson must deal with the deepest emotions"                           "Colson finds the core in each transformation"
"His strongest moments are also some of his more hilarious moments, a testimony to just how complex Letscher's play is to perform"
Pulp

"There is genuine chemistry between Leydenfrost and Colson"
Detroit Free Press

"Colson takes center stage as the title character"
''The script is poetic, and Colson is adept with the language"
The Lansing State Journal

"Colson has the farthest to travel, though, and he does so admirably, making Richards's sometimes irrational actions make a kind of emotional sense"
Encore Michigan
 
"He (Colson] is clearly the most intense and focused of the actors on the stage.  Played with subtlety and grace"
City Pulse

"Colson and Lydenfrost inhabit their characters completely and provide some of the most poignant moments of the play"
Lansing State Journal

"It features  a marvelous performance by Mark Colson as the gravedigger"
New Monitor(

"A riveting performance by Mark Colson"
The Denver Post

"Colson's opening moments of emotionally charged, self-annihilating soliloquy, are the high points of the work"
Daily Variety

"Brophy (Mark Colson] is a stalwart presence"
LA Weekly

"An Arresting Mark Colson"
Studio City Sun

"Performed with elegance and grace by a gifted actor. Both Sieruta's writing and Co/son's performance are elegant, bright and clever"
Detroit Free Press

"Mark Colson gives particular dignity to the role of ranch hand Slim (....)"
Backstage West

"Superbly played by Mark Colson"
Frontiers

"Colson make the most of his time on stage with devastating effect"
LA Weekly
 

"Colson gives Brophy more dimension than the play calls for, lending to some much needed humor"
Daily Variety

"Mark Colson's Slim is fine and right and true"
LA Weekly

"Mark Colson as Slim is the quintessential cowhand, with a firm grasp on the realities of ranch life, and a johnny Cash voice with which to express them"
LA Weekly

"Mark Colson creates the perfect blend of pathos and humor"
LA Reader