In the eloquent delivery and stature of actor Steve Hendrickson, Guthrie's words are a feast of ideas. Hendrickson gives Guthrie a bigger-than-life splash -- bombastic, egocentric, erudite, while flirting with the boundaries of slapstick.

--Graydon Royce, Star Tribune, October 6, 2008

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While [Hendrickson] uses all the bright and loud colors to sketch Guthrie, he can also paint with subtler hues, recounting a triumphant production of "Hamlet" pulled from the jaws of disaster. And he can go quieter still, showing us a man at the peak of his creative powers reluctant to give up the summit. "I do not regret my mistakes," Hendrickson's Guthrie allows in a moment of introspection. "I regret not doing my best."

--Dominic Papatola, Pioneer Press, October 6, 2008

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Veteran Twin Cities actor Steve Hendrickson nails the patrician Sir Tyrone Guthrie. He strides on stage, tall and flamboyant, a commanding presence whose whole being is theatrical. Director Ron Peluso has Hendrickson embrace Guthrie's flamboyance to the fullest, whether he's reeling from Rapson's first true hit, or sarcastically pacing out Rapson's proposed dimensions of the future stage, while reciting from Shakespeare's Richard III in Central Park.

--Elizabeth Weir, Talkin’ Broadway, October 14, 2008

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Hendrickson brings animated swagger to "Tony" (in the early going, he visibly relishes Guthrie's contention that "the American theater is shit," then masterfully recites Richard III monologues as Guthrie walks an empty field to demonstrate for Rapson the dimensions his stage will require).

--Quinton Skinner, City Pages, November 3, 2008

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