Press Quotes
“The work of no other contemporary American playwright can boast the extraordinary scope of that of Megan Terry. In the course of over thirty years her collected plays have become a virtual compendium of the styles of modern drama, ranging from collaborative ensemble work to performance art to naturalism … Beginning with her earliest work, she has devised a politically and socially activist theater, using a diversity of nonrealistic forms to challenge a culture which has systematically disparaged nonlinear drama. Megan Terry remains a key figure in the development of the American alternative theater.” —David Savran, In Their Own Words: Contemporary American Playwrights
“… the best new play since THE BRIG and THE CONNECTION … the theme and scope the variety and density of VIET ROCK would have excited Brecht.” —Richard Schechner, T D R
“VIET ROCK vividly expressed is a breakthrough … extraordinary on at least two counts. It is the first realized theatrical statement about the Vietnam war … and a rare instance of theater confronting issues broader than individual psychology … I would like to assert my admiration.” —Michael Smith, Village Voice
“Wild … an acid indictment … ensemble acting effects that have to be seen to be believed … VIET ROCK has been brilliantly staged, these Open Theater types are contributing something new to the concept and technique of stagecraft.” —Tomo., Variety
“VIET ROCK is more important than what it means … it is an original and gutsy bit of theatre. It is a theatrical demonstration that … ambushes an audience with an extraordinary evening of theater and … it wins as an emotional gut shot at the tragedy of the times.” —Al McConagha, Minneapolis Tribune