St. Kate's theater instructor Craig Johnson in The Father, staged by Gremlin Theater. Photo by Alyssa Kristine, courtesy of .
"Not for the first time, Johnson blows us away."
鈥 MinnPost
Craig Johnson's turn as Andre, the titular character in The Father, was met with accolades in publications all over the Twin Cities. Staged by during the month of January, Florian Zeller's play plunges its audience into the mind of an aging man with dementia and his loving but fraught relationships with family.
Read excerpts from reviews below.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 even know I could tap-dance,鈥 Johnson鈥檚 Andre says with guileless delight, a sad/sweet peak in a beautifully modulated performance that builds in increments to the finale we know must be coming, given Andre鈥檚 vicious disease.
鈥&苍产蝉辫;The Star Tribune, by Chris Hewitt
Craig Johnson is on stage almost without break. It's a demanding role, and he is up to the challenges it presents without prettifying the character's decline. ... His ability to suggest a distinctive personality rather than a type helps keep the play away from didacticism. And he is believable as he inhabits the emotionally overwrought moments of his worsening condition.
鈥 BroadwayWorld.com, by Karen Bovard
Johnson gives us glimpses of his former charm, joie de vivre and way with the ladies. ... Not for the first time, Johnson blows us away.
鈥&苍产蝉辫;MinnPost, by Pamela Espeland