The Last Seder

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New Jewish Theatre

Director Doug Finlayson has pulled off a little miracle of his own by shepherding 11 people around the small stage at the Mark Twain Theatre, most of them members of the Price family… This is, without question, one of the best ensembles I've seen in St. Louis. Everyone is note perfect in his or her part. KDHX

The Jonathan Demme film, Rachel is Getting Married is a current example of the genre of family gatherings producing tensions, joys and sorrows in equal measure. So it is with The Last Seder, directed with sensitivity and empathy by Doug Finlayson… ST. LOUIS JEWISH LIGHT

Director Doug Finlayson has assembled a most talented cast to depict the Price family and their friends… LADUE NEWS

 

Under directors Gary F. Bell at Stray Dog and Doug Finlayson at New Jewish, both plays are presented with thought, affection and style, and both draw good performances from large casts. ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH


There’s a lot of good writing, a lot of good acting, fine direction by Doug Finlayson and some nifty tech work…. Finlayson’s direction is outstanding… 
KWMU, Joe Pollack

Director Doug Finlayson does a herculean job of bringing a sense of life to so much contrived melodrama. At times he even succeeds. THE RIVERFRONT TIMES

Director Doug Finlayson orchestrates the production shrewdly on Dunsi Dai’s ingenious multi-level set… WEST END WORD