"Scenic designers Bob Groth and Jenniffer Thusing create a remarkable shopworn set, detailed to absolute dingy perfection." Venus Zarris
"Scenic Designer Jenniffer Thusing recreates a dingy joint under the Red Line. It has all the vintage ambiance that ensures regulars frequent it and new people scurry past." Katy Walsh
"The set from Robert Groth and Jenniffer J. Thusing, with its dark wood
tones and old photos on the wall, is evocative enough that you may want
to climb in there for a drink yourself."
"The Seanachaí troupe has forged its
reputation on sensitivity to this brand of intimate rapport, drawing us
into the subtle dynamics of four loners extending comfort to a
stranger—played with just the right measure of strung-out vulnerability
by Sarah Wellington—in dire need of companionship. Under Matt Miller's
direction, surrounded by Robert Groth and Jenniffer J. Thusing's cozy
country-tavern decor, this is ensemble performance at its purest and
best."
"It's every hole-in-the-wall Irish pub, from the clutter of Guinness and
Jameson, to the cross on the wall and a peat-burning stove. "You have
to relish the little details," Jack observes, and that goes double for
Groth and Thusing's set. It lulls you into a sense of cozy voyeurism."
"Detailed to realistic perfection (by Robert Groth and Jennifer J.
Thusing’s exceptional set design) and in the intimate quarters of the
Irish American Heritage Center’s 3rd Floor Theatre, you find
yourself completely immersed in this evening of casual drinks and
stories at a rural Irish pub. You are not watching actors, but rather
you are eavesdropping on people so richly rendered that you easily
forget that this is a play."
"The first thought upon entering the space is that scenic designer
Robert Groth has an absolutely impeccable eye. His job was to
create an authentic Irish pub, and I am incredibly hard pressed to
find anything out of place. If there had been someone behind
the bar during the pre show I would have most definitely bought
myself a drink (hint hint, Seanachai folks). It's a beautiful,
painstakingly meticulous set, and it's the perfect setting for this play."
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"The Jammer is staged in the small studio on Athanaeum Theatre’s second floor, butRobert Groth and Jenniffer Thusing maximize the tiny space with grand ambition. Using two payphones, strategically placed gates and a painted floor, the two scenic designers recall a bus, a church, a roller coaster and arenas all along the Eastern Seaboard with striking authenticity. Old-school drive-in announcements are projected on a screen backdrop before the show, and sound designer Harrison Adams’ Elvis Presley-heavy score adds to the nostalgia. To recreate the derby matches, many actors play multiple roles and Thusing’s props are used in ingenious ways. Joshua D. Allard’s unique costumes allow the performers to slip in and out of characters as easily as a leisurely skate around the rink. Director Vincent Teninty has assembled a first-rate production team, who set the scene so precisely and vividly, I longed for a decade during which I wasn’t even alive." Michael Brosilow
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