
Vincent River
by Philip Ridley
directed by Melissa Lorraine
Theatre Y
2011/12
BEST ACTOR OF 2011 Chicago Stage Review
TOP 12 ENSEMBLES OF 2011 Time Out Chicago
“Kevin V. Smith is a powerful force onstage.
Smith hits all the right emotional and metaphorical notes: subtle and deranged, symbolic and realistic, even gutless and fearless. Kevin V. Smith brings every thought and apprehension and desire of Davey’s into sharp focus for the audience at just the right times. This is the best performance I have seen so far this year, and it will be hard to top.”
“Two exceedingly fine actors. Smith is astonishing.”
“Jones and Smith deliver kinetic and emotionally charged performances, with the latter’s long final monologue on Vincent’s demise nearly unbearable in its laser intensity and tensile physicality.”
“[The two] meticulous actors turn Ridley’s script into 100 minutes of probing, harrowing, hallucinogenic truth.”
“Two incredibly bold actors. Jones and Smith deliver strong performances in which, by the end, they leave their guts on stage.”
Photos Nathan Lyle Black