–Michael Cavna of Comic Riffs, The Washington Post
Click her to read the full article “Why the ‘Cul de Sac’ creator found his comic strip’s ideal playwright inside his own home” on The Washington Post
June 10, 2016
“In some sense, Amy and Richard Thompson have been collaborating for over twenty years, but the Cul de Sac play premiering in Arlington’s children’s theater Encore Stage is their first official one.”
–Mike Rhodes, Washington City Paper
Click here to read full article, “From Page to Stage: How Cul de Sac Was Adapted Into a Play”
May 24, 2016
“More on the new Cul de Sac play by Amy Thompson and Encore Stage – Comics DC Blogspot
Interview with Playwright Amy Thompson and Encore Executive Director, Sara Duke
–Mike Rhodes, Comics DC Blog
May 25, 2016
“Congratulations to the cast and crew for putting on a show with a contagious energy, and also to the Creative team for doing such a spectacular job of bringing Richard Thompson’s comic strip to life on the stage. Encore Stage & Studio’s world premiere production of Cul de Sac is a wonderfully entertaining production that can be enjoyed by the whole family.”
–Kendal Mostafavi, DC Metro Theater Arts
Click here to read more “Review: ‘Cul de Sac’ at Encore Stage & Studio”
June 8, 2016
“This production captures the heart of what is conveyed by “art imitating life imitating art” on multiple levels.”
Click here to read the full article: ““Art Imitating Life” Coming Alive”
–Debra N. Diener, HuffPost, Arts and Culture
May 17, 2016
“I love how the comic strip was brought to life and a great effort was made to preserve the look and feel of it on stage.”
–Capitol Momma
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June 9, 2016
“Over the course of recent seasons, Encore has worked to extend its repertoire to locally-sourced new works, a number of which have proved very impressive. This latest effort has a great deal of promise…”
Click here to read full review: “Latest Encore offering offers fun look at offbeat family”
June 8, 2016
“Congratulations to Richard and Amy Thompson on this exciting new adventure!”
–Go Comics
Click here to read full blog post: “CUL DE SAC” PLAY TO TAKE THE STAGE IN JUNE”
May 6, 2016
Cul de Sac production highlighted on Richard’s Poor Almanac Blogspot
Cul de Sac production hightlighted on Team Cul de Sac Blogspot