http://www.janisdardaris.com/latest daily 0.75 2014-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400084531473-ZEB0Z8FDZPLNAOTNH48Z/QTGMourning7.jpg Theatre Mourning Becomes Electra To watch Janis Dardaris at the end of the second act is to experience a rare kind of go for broke risk-taking. David Anthony Fox Philadelphia City Paper The brilliantly complicated response of Janis Dardaris (Christine Mannon/Clytemnestra) alone is worth the price of admission. Hugh Hunter Chestnut Hill Local And Janis Dardaris, in fact, made you love and hate the philandering mother Christine Mannon at the same time. David Patrick Stearns The Philadelphia Inquirer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400084531473-ZEB0Z8FDZPLNAOTNH48Z/QTGMourning7.jpg Theatre Mourning Becomes Electra To watch Janis Dardaris at the end of the second act is to experience a rare kind of go for broke risk-taking. David Anthony Fox Philadelphia City Paper The brilliantly complicated response of Janis Dardaris (Christine Mannon/Clytemnestra) alone is worth the price of admission. Hugh Hunter Chestnut Hill Local And Janis Dardaris, in fact, made you love and hate the philandering mother Christine Mannon at the same time. David Patrick Stearns The Philadelphia Inquirer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400287335211-MXZLPSICVE1ODZJEYXXI/Importance+of+Being+Earnest.jpg Theatre The Importance of Being Earnest In drag or not, Lady Bracknell's full force is irresistible when played with nuance and an underlying but clearly potent sting. It's at its very best whenever Dardaris is on stage. When she is in the room, she's the focus, no matter what else goes on. Howard Shapiro The Philadelphia Inquirer ..."with a delicious cast that includes the remarkable and acclaimed actress Janis Dardaris as Lady Bracknell..." The Philadelphia Weekly   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400287810857-EVCA5PLMO5VXMRBSATAS/Becky+Shaw+.JPG Theatre Becky Shaw The mother is played with unstinting dismissive virtuosity by Janis Dardaris. Howard Shapiro The Philadelphia Inquirer Dardaris is especially captivating. A veteran performer who has long been one of the area's top actors. Dardaris' stern performance as Susan marks her second Barrymore-worthy portrayal this season. J.Cooper Robb Philadelphia Weekly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400085424568-TJUAZE2R0UHMI0MR7YBW/_JR17212.JPG Theatre Scorched Aadya Bedi, Jacqueline Antaramian and Janis Dardaris portray Nawal at different stages of her life, and they're all terrific, especially Dardaris who's amazing as the elder Nawal. J. Cooper Robb The Philadelphia Weekly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400086541503-E8S8B3WF1UFHJ0DQABE1/Sideman.jpg Theatre Side Man As Terry, Janis Dardaris turns in one of the most moving and impressive performances of the year. Clark Groome Chestnut Hill Local Probably the most memorable performance is the mother, Terry, played by Janis Dardaris. Bob Koenig Catholic Standard and Times Janis' multilayered performance is so good that one gets the impression she is pulling the work of the others up to her level. Bill Hayden Sunday News Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400088657346-R5E7ZLNMSCJXN7AYPUFF/Orpheus2+cropped.jpg Theatre - Orpheus Descending https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400086690286-ISJ3CBKURT7J2GVA3BND/moon1.jpg Theatre A Moon for the Misbegotten Janis Dardaris, in a performance so profound and luminous that it's worth the cost of a ticket itself. It's enough to make a grown critic weep. Clifford Ridley The Philadelphia Inquirer Dardaris gives Josie a quiet magnificence that is spellbinding Brian Caffall Philadelphia Weekly Janis Dardaris's splendid performance, one you won't soon forget and the likes of which you're not likely to see again any time soon. Clark Groome Chestnut Hill Local ...the heartbreaking lead performance by Janis Dardaris was the season's best by a woman. The Philadelphia Inquirer Season's Best Picks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400086905948-YR9ZDD1JMOG30EK4OZZP/Quartet+2.jpg Theatre Quartet Janis Dardaris slides from one persona to another with enormous confidence, her voice throaty, her accent unidentifiably European, her manner sleek, disengaged and dangerous. Toby Zinman Philadelphia City Paper Dardaris is extraordinary in this intermissionless 70 minute play. One could not perform material of such frankness and intimacy without amazing concentration, skill and commitment. Mark Cofta Main Line Times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400087421246-SCXX7U4MY8U42SZC3G0D/Escape+From+Happines.jpg Theatre Escape From Happiness The engine of the play is the sarcastic, forceful Elizabeth and Janis Dardaris charges through with breathtaking energy and astute comic timing. Douglas Keating The Philadelphia Inquirer ...Janis Dardaris will do something so breathtakingly right that your mind is turned around entirely. Brian Caffall Philadelphia Weekly ...another brilliant performance by Janis Dardaris Reviews in Capsule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400087521795-96MWWWH13WA5JOHDXCDG/3+sisters.jpg Theatre Three Sisters But in only one performance does it achieve an emotional honesty and eloquence that matches those of the script itself. Her (Janis Dardaris) riveting performance is worth the price of admission all by itself. Clifford Ridley The Philadelphia Inquirer Janis Dardaris' performance as Masha still haunts me.. Critics Picks   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400087624550-GTYIUCNAXHY7JKE8QKXE/Othello.jpg Theatre Janis Dardaris as Emilia, nearly steals the thunder of the bedroom scene from everyone else. Dan Sigley Morning Call Janis Dardaris played Emilia with uncommon power Back Stage Emilia (Janis Dardaris) acted Desdemona off the stage. Gerald Weales Philadelphia Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400088253819-TMZB1O6AYGFPVTHNW0GR/Those+Left+Behind.jpg Theatre Those Left Behind Janis Dardaris in the role of Laura is a virtual textbook of vocal control. Her face is unreadable, but her voice creates a character who can snap from injured bewilderment to cold threat from one sentence to the next. D.J.R. Bruckner The New York Times ...and best of all, Janis Dardaris flamboyantly convincing as the woman at the heart of all that mystery. Clive Barnes The New York Post https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400088082587-DWV25NFJIYLGLX815L0P/Road.jpg Theatre Road “If ever an actress was handed a terrific scene and ran with it for all she’s worth, it would have to be Janis Dardaris playing Helen, the blowzy woman who’s brought home a virtually comatose soldier from the local disco. What begins as a wildly comic sketch gradually grows darker, more affecting and finally, very sad as she attempts to seduce the man’s limp form.” Toby Zinman Philadelphia City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400088901907-J6D7P40MZM4WM0R1GJK0/Donnis+Anne.jpg Theatre Finding Donis Anne As Rachel Janis Dardaris makes a very real, appealing character of this earthy, feisty determined woman who does what she must to survive. Douglas Keating The Philadelphia Inquirer Her performance elevates this theater piece to the stature of a Faulkner novel. Bill Royston After Dark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53668b46e4b05b041127f334/1400531893686-ZWA1OJC0FPU5APV1Z6G1/Creve+Coeur.jpg Theatre A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur The best performance however, belongs to Janis Dardaris as the conniving Helena. Bill Royston After Dark Dardaris straddles the line between caricature and humanity as Helena, revealing glimpses of a human heart beneath her icy exterior. She convulses the audience with her withering remarks. 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