The Myth & Magic of 'Eurydice'
By Celia Wren
Special to The Washington Post
Friday,
February 13, 2009
“Delectably outlandish as the Stones are, they seem almost
staid in comparison to the Nasty Interesting Man, who, it's implied, is the Lord of the Underworld in disguise. Clad in
funereal black and initially seen licking a blood-red lollipop, Hébert gives this figure a mesmerizing freakishness,
his voice ranging crazily in pitch, his hands exaggeratedly gesturing to emphasize his words. The actor is equally riotous
as the macabre Dennis the Menace-type who peddles his tricycle dressed in a red-velvet tuxedo jacket and knickers, now whining,
now issuing bossy orders, now addressing Eurydice in a basso of stomach-churning lustfulness”.
Peter
Pan,' Sure to Hook The Kids
By Nelson Pressley
Special
to The Washington Post
Thursday, November 27, 2008
“A good deal of the early wonderment comes
from Mitchell Hébert, whose charmingly grumpy turn as Mr. Darling forecasts the amiably mischievous Hook he delivers
in the show's long middle act.
If Hébert's performance is a bit of a scene stealer, that's okay;
with Hook's dandified vanity and appetite for menace, a little extra is the least an actor can do”.
Baltimore City Paper/John Barry/Posted 9/5/2007
Mrs.
Farnsworth
“Mitchell Hébert is physically perfect for the role: Smartly attired,
imposing, but not swaggering, he radiates confidence in his own social station. That smugness is also at the root of his politely
dismissive attitude toward Gordon. Meanwhile, Gordon grows increasingly frantic as he tries to persuade Mrs. Farnsworth that
he can rescue her from her husband and coach her with this tell-all book”.
Big
Love/Woolly Mammoth Theatre
“Hébert pulls off a remarkable
balancing act between repulsive male chauvinism and misunderstood masculinity. How wonderfully challenging it is for the audience
to simultaneously despise and empathize with Constantine”.
Metro Weekly/ Jonathan Padget
Published on June 27, 2002