Finnerty Steeves

“Ms. Harris and Ms. Steeves permeate the characters with complex layers of painful experience.”

“Finnerty Steeves is absolutely heartbreaking as the boy's delightfully sweet, simple-minded Aunt Bella.”

“Jenn Thompson and her cast, Finnerty Steeves in particular, went straight to the kernel of truth in each scene, trusting the punch lines to take care of themselves (which they did, effortlessly).”

“Finnerty is heartbreakingly vulnerable as Bella.”

“All the performances are perfection!”

“Uniformly wonderful cast!”

“Steeves is heartbreaking!”

“Thompson's cast is topnotch.”

“Touching, funny and beautifully acted.”

“...a cast worthy of the great days of the Theatre Guild, the Actors Studio, and the National Theatre of London as well.”

“Ms Steeves's stingingly true-to-life performance is the best I've seen by an American actor in an Ayckbourn play.”

“Steeves mastery of this role is breathtaking, and calls to mind the great comediennes such as Imogene Coca and Carol Burnett.”

“Finnerty Steeves almost silent tour de force as the suicidal Eva in Act two is astounding. It is hard to take your eyes off of her.”

“Finnerty Steeves is sensational as the suicidal prone Eva and makes the second act worth the price of a ticket.”

“Steeves is brilliant in the second act as she reveals her pain without ever speaking a word.”

“Finnerty Steeves - a Stockard Channing lookalike is especially impressive in the second act as the entirely mute, and very upset, Eva Jackson.”

“Finnerty Steeves touches on genius in her role, here.”

“Finnerty Steeves, one of this country's top regional-theater actors, is nothing short of extraordinary as the desperately unhappy Eva.”

“Finnerty Steeves is a dark-haired actress with a marvelously expressive face, a body that can crumple almost to the point of disappearing and a deceptively genial way with a comic take.”

“Finnerty Steeves delivers a deliciously giddy performance that in itself is more than worth the price of admission.”

“Steeves is able to turn moments that might merely have merited a smile into ones that engender hearty laughter, and her slow double-takes as she tries to work out what is happening are things of comedic beauty.”

“Steeves is a brilliant comedic actor of great range who can make you laugh or cry out loud. Sometimes both at the same time.”

“Finnerty Steeves is a delight as Lotty, distilling the opposing aspects of her character into a subliminal hunch that turns out to be, not the weight of despair, but the crouch of an animal preparing for the biggest leap of her life. She bubbles with both childlike naivete and saucy cynicism.”

“Ms. Steeves, who is making her debut with the company, is a greatly gifted actress who had already caught my eye in the Guthrie Theater's "Lost in Yonkers" and an otherwise unmemorable "Hedda Gabler" at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater. Her shy, rueful performance as Annie will likely add still more luster to her reputation as a rising star of regional theater.”

“The sole non-resident actress in the production, Steeves may not have had the benefit of working with the rest of the cast as much as they’ve worked with each other, but her aptitude for comic performance fits right into the picture as a pleasant, unfamiliar addition to an otherwise exceedingly familiar cast.”

“But the biggest performance came from Steeves, who was so good as Bella, her performance is sure to soften whatever part of your heart may be calcified.”

“Finnerty Steeves is a heartwrenchingly hilarious dynamo.”

“The acting is first-rate, with excellent performances by Linehan and Steeves.”

“Finnerty Steeves is particularly sharp as the bitterly comic Lois.”

“Finnerty Steeves is dry and sardonic and a perfect foil for the sunny Miss Naughton.”

“Naughton is a bright comedian, as is Steeves, whose work I admired in the recent Off-Broadway comedy “Almost Maine”. Together they make a perfect yin and yang of optimism and despair.”

“Finnerty Steeves is just right as the alcoholic Lois.”

“Finnerty Steeves is terrific!”

“Finnerty Steeves who was splendid recently in the NYC staging of “Almost Maine” is a hoot. Her role insists that she counter Cass with one or two liners and Steeves comes through again and again.”

“Joining her beat for beat is Steeves' hapless, helpless and endearing Lois.”

“Mr Barre has instilled among his four performers (led my the delightful Ms Steeves) an off kilter charm that matches the script perfectly.”

“The performances – by Todd Cerveris, Justin Hagan, Miriam Shor and Finnerty Steeves are expert at conveying the sweetness and poignancy of the material.”

“Todd Cerveris and the invaluable Finnerty Steeves are quirky cute.”