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“…a cooler-n-hell female hobo named Finch (a knowing turn by Vanessa Butler) ….helps to color and flesh out the Shepard-esque darkness at the core.” – BLOGCRITICS – Terminus review


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Pillow Talking’s Review of QUEENS FOR A YEAR. January 10, 2016.

Stage review: ‘Queens for a Year’ is a boot camp for the mind. September 23, 2016. Journal Inquirer

‘Queens For a Year’ sheds light on women in the military, at Hartford Stage. September 7, 2016. Connecticut Post

Review: “Queens For A Year” World Premiere at Hartford Stage. September 17, 2016. The Westfield News

Marine Drama ‘Queens For A Year’ Opens Season For Hartford Stage. September 5, 2016. Hartford Courant

‘Jimmy & Lorraine’ A Powerful Production At HartBeat Ensemble, Hartford Courant,  November 2, 2015.

The Hartbeat Ensemble Drops A Theater Gem in Hartford: “Jimmy and Lorraine: A Musing.” Urban Ed. @ Trinity College, November 5, 2015.

Stage review: Jimmy & Lorraine: A Musing. Journal Inquirer, November 12, 2015.

Theater Review: Jimmy & Lorraine—Hartbeat Ensemble.Connecticut Arts Connection November 9, 2015.

Hartford Stage Sets Cast, Creative Team for QUEENS FOR A YEAR. August 24, 2016. Broadway World

Review: “Queens For A Year” Premiere @ Hartford Stage. September 22, 2016. Take Magazine

Meet the Artist—Vanessa R. Butler. Hartford Stage, Stagenotes

WKPN Community Radio, State of the Arts, interview, September 16, 2016

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