George Kaplan (New York City Premiere) - Directed for The Bridge Production Group;
New Ohio Theatre
"Frédéric Sonntag's great, sour, vivid comedy is a dark hybrid of Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday and Annie Baker's The Antipodes ... now it's here and mean as a snake."
- Helen Shaw, THE NEW YORKER
"Director Max Hunter gleefully unlocks this French puzzle box of a play, deeply paranoid even as it mocks conspiracy, making dumbasses out of anyone seeking larger meaning. If the play is not laugh-out-loud funny, it is because it, and Hunter’s direction, trust us to hold slippery characters, ideas, and the mercurial nature of meaning all at once—but it is very funny. Beginning in someone’s basement, with grad school-types waxing metaphysical over cans of beer and ending at “deep state” levels of “power” where no amount of espionage can attain a proper answer, the higher the work goes, the dumber its inhabitants get, and the more eager they are to pass on blame. Who’s the dumbass now?" - Juan A. Ramirez, THEATRELY
See You (United States Premiere)- Directed for The Bridge Production Group;
New Ohio Theatre, NYC
“Sleek … You won’t want to reach for your smartphone for a few hours after seeing this one.”
- The New York Times
“If Sartre were to write a play in our age of social media, he might end up somewhere in the realm of the Bridge Production Group’s fascinating “See You.” The conceit of the play, that our online façades mask despair, insecurity, and, worse, nothingness, is clear from the start, and the play’s breathless delivery of its cynical raison d’être is as unrelenting as a Twitter feed, losing track of anything human.” - The New Yorker
“What begins as an egocentric free-for-all eventually dovetails into how a deliberate data breach among friends (with benefits) exposes secrets, truths and consequences.” - BroadwayWorld
“I was enraptured, feeling the theatrical ground beneath me shift as a result of the explosion of confusion and dissonance and crossing of paths of these five friends navigating in life and online. You must run to SEE YOU, for it already sees through us." - OnstageBlog
The Blue Room (Performer/Director) - The Bridge Production Group; The WhiteBox, NYC
"Directed by Max Hunter, this striking production captures the audience
... Max Hunter, as the various male roles, is the epitome of masculinity, creativity, and apprehension
.... standout performances by both lead actors, brilliantly executed sets and costumes, and a thinkpiece of a story." - UrbanMatter
"Under the direction of Max Hunter, The Bridge Production Group presents The Blue Room in all its beauty ... everything about this production was brilliant, from the acting to the immersive experience ... Max Hunter and Christina Toth are limitless in their abilities to invoke all the raw emotions ... The Blue Room is definitely an experience that every adult should have. It will make you feel things you yearn for, or perhaps things you have forgotten from long ago. It is definitely a range of emotions ensconced in the eroticism of a moment - a moment that has the potential to become something more. A moment that people need to now take the time out to experience - even if only vicariously." - BroadwayWorld
TaRaRaBOOM: A Three Sisters Mish-Mash (Director) - CRASH Theater Company;
Access Theatre, NYC
"Fun and innovative, TaRaRaBoom: A Three Sisters Mish-Mash maintains the plot and integrity of Chekhov’s original writing while adding pantomime, comedy, and original music. Those who are still mourning the unfortunate, premature death of Broadway’s Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 would be wise to trek downtown to the cute and cozy Access Theater. Though not nearly as large in scope, TaRaRaBoom brings a similar immersive quality and vibe." - Manhattan Digest
"Added is various sorts of absurdist fun, including several songs, a dance or two, and impressionistic staging tricks that make this an innovative meme-ification of the modern classic." - Arts Independent
Red Light Winter ('Matt') - The Bridge Production Group; Robert Moss Theatre, NYC
"Matt is played with at times ferocious patience and clarity by company Artistic Director Max Hunter
... exciting and dynamic ... performed remarkably well." - StageBuddy
New Ohio Theatre
"Frédéric Sonntag's great, sour, vivid comedy is a dark hybrid of Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday and Annie Baker's The Antipodes ... now it's here and mean as a snake."
- Helen Shaw, THE NEW YORKER
"Director Max Hunter gleefully unlocks this French puzzle box of a play, deeply paranoid even as it mocks conspiracy, making dumbasses out of anyone seeking larger meaning. If the play is not laugh-out-loud funny, it is because it, and Hunter’s direction, trust us to hold slippery characters, ideas, and the mercurial nature of meaning all at once—but it is very funny. Beginning in someone’s basement, with grad school-types waxing metaphysical over cans of beer and ending at “deep state” levels of “power” where no amount of espionage can attain a proper answer, the higher the work goes, the dumber its inhabitants get, and the more eager they are to pass on blame. Who’s the dumbass now?" - Juan A. Ramirez, THEATRELY
See You (United States Premiere)- Directed for The Bridge Production Group;
New Ohio Theatre, NYC
“Sleek … You won’t want to reach for your smartphone for a few hours after seeing this one.”
- The New York Times
“If Sartre were to write a play in our age of social media, he might end up somewhere in the realm of the Bridge Production Group’s fascinating “See You.” The conceit of the play, that our online façades mask despair, insecurity, and, worse, nothingness, is clear from the start, and the play’s breathless delivery of its cynical raison d’être is as unrelenting as a Twitter feed, losing track of anything human.” - The New Yorker
“What begins as an egocentric free-for-all eventually dovetails into how a deliberate data breach among friends (with benefits) exposes secrets, truths and consequences.” - BroadwayWorld
“I was enraptured, feeling the theatrical ground beneath me shift as a result of the explosion of confusion and dissonance and crossing of paths of these five friends navigating in life and online. You must run to SEE YOU, for it already sees through us." - OnstageBlog
The Blue Room (Performer/Director) - The Bridge Production Group; The WhiteBox, NYC
"Directed by Max Hunter, this striking production captures the audience
... Max Hunter, as the various male roles, is the epitome of masculinity, creativity, and apprehension
.... standout performances by both lead actors, brilliantly executed sets and costumes, and a thinkpiece of a story." - UrbanMatter
"Under the direction of Max Hunter, The Bridge Production Group presents The Blue Room in all its beauty ... everything about this production was brilliant, from the acting to the immersive experience ... Max Hunter and Christina Toth are limitless in their abilities to invoke all the raw emotions ... The Blue Room is definitely an experience that every adult should have. It will make you feel things you yearn for, or perhaps things you have forgotten from long ago. It is definitely a range of emotions ensconced in the eroticism of a moment - a moment that has the potential to become something more. A moment that people need to now take the time out to experience - even if only vicariously." - BroadwayWorld
TaRaRaBOOM: A Three Sisters Mish-Mash (Director) - CRASH Theater Company;
Access Theatre, NYC
"Fun and innovative, TaRaRaBoom: A Three Sisters Mish-Mash maintains the plot and integrity of Chekhov’s original writing while adding pantomime, comedy, and original music. Those who are still mourning the unfortunate, premature death of Broadway’s Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 would be wise to trek downtown to the cute and cozy Access Theater. Though not nearly as large in scope, TaRaRaBoom brings a similar immersive quality and vibe." - Manhattan Digest
"Added is various sorts of absurdist fun, including several songs, a dance or two, and impressionistic staging tricks that make this an innovative meme-ification of the modern classic." - Arts Independent
Red Light Winter ('Matt') - The Bridge Production Group; Robert Moss Theatre, NYC
"Matt is played with at times ferocious patience and clarity by company Artistic Director Max Hunter
... exciting and dynamic ... performed remarkably well." - StageBuddy
Richard III ('Richard III'/Director) - The Bridge Production Group;
Fourth Street Theatre, NYC
"Post-modern Shakespeare at is best ... Max Hunter’s directorial vision is frenetic and daringly unconventional ... Art this daring and political is more important than ever."
- New York Theatre Review
"Unique and exhilarating ... Max Hunter is charming and dangerous; as director, he transports us to a world that can only be described as slick and sexy. There’s not many Shakespeare productions that can get me this thrilled to recommend nowadays, but I can only say if you are a Shakespeare fan, don’t miss it if it comes back. If you love great technical aspects in your shows, don’t miss it. If you love well done ensembles, don’t miss it. You know what? Just don’t miss it."
- Manhattan With a Twist (3.5/4 Stars)
"Eye-catching, cool, different, and inventive!" - Local Theatre NY
"With their bold first production, The Bridge Production Group has signalled an intent to produce challenging, ambitious theater. Their Richard III is an enjoyable, if simplified and focused, take on a complex play, providing an accessible gateway to theatre-goers who might otherwise not be as likely to attend Shakespeare’s history plays." - Theatre Pizzazz
The Liar ('Alcippe') - Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival; Cold Spring, NY
"New to HVSF is Max Hunter, adept as the high-strung Alcippe. Hunter’s histrionics and palpitating anger is frenetically hilarious (think the maniacal Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles)."
- Roll Magazine
"Max Hunter maintains a level of jealous apoplexy that is almost alarming as Alcippe, and shows a gift for physical comedy worthy of the days of silent movies." - Almanac Weekly
Fourth Street Theatre, NYC
"Post-modern Shakespeare at is best ... Max Hunter’s directorial vision is frenetic and daringly unconventional ... Art this daring and political is more important than ever."
- New York Theatre Review
"Unique and exhilarating ... Max Hunter is charming and dangerous; as director, he transports us to a world that can only be described as slick and sexy. There’s not many Shakespeare productions that can get me this thrilled to recommend nowadays, but I can only say if you are a Shakespeare fan, don’t miss it if it comes back. If you love great technical aspects in your shows, don’t miss it. If you love well done ensembles, don’t miss it. You know what? Just don’t miss it."
- Manhattan With a Twist (3.5/4 Stars)
"Eye-catching, cool, different, and inventive!" - Local Theatre NY
"With their bold first production, The Bridge Production Group has signalled an intent to produce challenging, ambitious theater. Their Richard III is an enjoyable, if simplified and focused, take on a complex play, providing an accessible gateway to theatre-goers who might otherwise not be as likely to attend Shakespeare’s history plays." - Theatre Pizzazz
The Liar ('Alcippe') - Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival; Cold Spring, NY
"New to HVSF is Max Hunter, adept as the high-strung Alcippe. Hunter’s histrionics and palpitating anger is frenetically hilarious (think the maniacal Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles)."
- Roll Magazine
"Max Hunter maintains a level of jealous apoplexy that is almost alarming as Alcippe, and shows a gift for physical comedy worthy of the days of silent movies." - Almanac Weekly
The Roaring Girl (Trapdoor) - Access Theatre, NYC
"The highlight of the night was the brilliant performance by Max Hunter as Trapdoor. Hunter is an incredible physical comedian, as well as an alert improviser. Hunter made, what could have been, a throwaway role something of great worth. Hunter had some hilarious over-the-top moments that you would have hoped could have been matched by the rest of company." - Theatre in the Now
"Max Hunter consistently provides the needed stamina and physical comedy required to perform as foolish Trapdoor, and he becomes a guiding light throughout this production.” - Off-Off Online
"There is, of course a rather wonderful clown, Trapdoor (played lovably by Max Hunter)."
- Theatre Is Easy
"Scene stealers include ... Max Hunter as the deluded macho spy Trapdoor." - StageBuddy
"The highlight of the night was the brilliant performance by Max Hunter as Trapdoor. Hunter is an incredible physical comedian, as well as an alert improviser. Hunter made, what could have been, a throwaway role something of great worth. Hunter had some hilarious over-the-top moments that you would have hoped could have been matched by the rest of company." - Theatre in the Now
"Max Hunter consistently provides the needed stamina and physical comedy required to perform as foolish Trapdoor, and he becomes a guiding light throughout this production.” - Off-Off Online
"There is, of course a rather wonderful clown, Trapdoor (played lovably by Max Hunter)."
- Theatre Is Easy
"Scene stealers include ... Max Hunter as the deluded macho spy Trapdoor." - StageBuddy
