Reviews

 

• "Lisa Anne Porter is magnetic as the focal point of most of the modernism, portraying Julie, disguised as Fredric, with captivating comic-poignant bravado, weakness, determination, vacillation and cold fury."

- Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle

 

• The Salesman is smitten. As embodied by Lisa Anne Porter, it's no wonder. Her Becky is all contradictions; sexy and vulnerable, scared and aggressive."
  -Chad Jones, Oakland Tribune
   

• "Porter is especially good; in fact, all her performances this season at California Shakespeare have been nothing short of splendid."
  -Kerry Reid, Backstage West

• "On the surface, the most unusual thing about Boston Theatre Works' production of 'The Taming of the Shrew' is its all-female cast - and that beauty of that is it doesn't feel like a gimmick...One particular element justifies the casting: the irresistibly charismatic Lisa Porter as Petruchio."
  - Vladimir Zelevinsky, Boston Globe

• "Lisa Porter is a striking actress who manages to blend masculine and feminine aspects into a charismatic whole. Her clear understanding of the character, strong diction and assured presence make her credible in the male role."
  -Robert Nesti, Boston Herald

• "Lisa Anne Porter adds perfect spice to the Saucy Suzanne in Shakespeare Santa Cruz's 'Marriage of Figaro.'"
  -Mark de La Vina, San Jose Mercury

• "In the scene stealing role of the maid Louise...Lisa Anne Porter enters with a pratfall worthy of Buster Keaton. All her lines in Plausible French win laughs."
  -James MacKillop, Syracuse New Times
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• " It's the much more quick-thinking, resourceful Suzanne (the captivatingly perky, ingenious Lisa Anne Porter) who saves the day."
  -Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Examiner

 

• "Porter does a beautiful job of growing in the role, gaining gravity and depth without loosing her comic edge."
  -San Francisco Examiner

 

• "She's sharp as a tack and brimming with playful sexuality. Her throaty laughter is infectious."
  -Christiane Carman, Sentinel

 

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