Deanne Lorette

“Hermione’s trial buzzes with ashy, arid pain, thanks largely to Deanne Lorette’s intensely sad, scalding self-defense.”

-The Morning Call

“Ms. Lorette deftly shows signs of change: a spark in the eye, a curious look of anguish, the hint of overwhelming desire. In a clique of friends marked by stoicism and restraint, she seems about to explode, but it’s not clear whether it will be in tears, laughter or violence.”

-NY Times

“Deanne Lorette is heartbreaking as Oscar’s wife, Birdie, whose nonstop chatter attempts to assuage her loneliness and despair.”

-Essex Journal

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“Barbara Bodichon is beautifully conveyed by Deanne Lorette.”

-The Alternative Press

“The true heartbreaking center of this production, which emphasizes the personal more than the political, is Sheila.”

-NY Times

“Deanne Lorette is breathtaking as Hermione.”

-ReadingEagle.com

“Deanne Lorette moves out front in an outstanding cast as Birdy, the tipsy, faded Southern Belle. Lorette paints a devastating portrait of a sweet woman who clings to tradition but is left behind when the rest of her family does not.”

-DailyRecord.com

“Perfectly cast and beautifully sung.”

-St Louis Theatre Snob Blog

“Bernhardt’s hubris and flair for the dramatic are seamlessly extracted by Lorette.”

-Pittsburgh Collective

“Deanne Lorette displays reptilian charm as Edward’s discarded Queen Isabella.”

-TheatreMania.com

“Deanne Lorette shows a hardened actress tripping over the glory days of her wealth and adoring fans, stopping at nothing to get out of this God-forsaken place called anonymity.”

- Pittsburgh Collective

“Deanne Lorette, beautifully individualizes her multiple roles both physically and emotionally.”

-Entertaining Views

“Deanne Lorette expresses sensuality and vulnerability equally as Yelena. Her caring relationship with Sonya is vitally moving.”

-The News & Observer

“Deanne Lorette is simply marvelous in this role.”

-KFUO-FM”

“Lorette is sassy and disturbingly unpredictable.”

-Metropolitan News Clips

“The casting could hardly be improved upon. Wynn Harmon and Deanne Lorette are perfect as the brothers' parents.”

- Talkin’ Broadway

“Lorette gives full satisfaction. Isabella begins as a sympathetic character, but she soon learns the uses of duplicity. Lorette is able to create a single unified character who can be both.”

-dctheatrescene.com

“Lorette is particularly impressive as Romaine with her tight red mouth, an iron carriage, and a disturbing hint of an accent. It’s VERY effective.”

- Post-Dispatch

“The devious Isabella is played incisively by the comely Deanne Lorette. She wears Horton’s drop-dead green gown as if it were the skin of a gorgeous reptile.”

-The Washington Post

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“Deanne Lorette is especially adept, and easily runs the range of the coquette who contemplates taking a lover to the pouting wife.”

-The Cincinnati Post

“Kenner’s scenes with his mother Gertrude, played by a luminous and shattering Deanne Lorette, crackle with just the right spark.”

-The Daily Gazette

“Deanne Lorette and Andrew Long fare brilliantly in their roles as the play’s scheming heart.”

- MetroWeekly.com

“It would be difficult to achieve a more perfect Elizabeth Proctor than Lorette’s.”

- Courier Journal

“Top notch performance. Don’t miss this production.”

- Intelligencer Journal

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“Mrs. Mullin, the carousel owner, is usually played as a harridan, but Deanne Lorette gives her softer edges and real feelings for Billy.”

- NY Times

“Lorette’s mobile, expressive face was born to play Pinter. Her cheek and brow tell us what’s not being said in the famous Pinter pauses.”

-Syracuse New Times

“Lorette’s face is a study in desolation as Emma senses love and happiness vanishing.”

- The Post-Standard