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Review of Art’s Heart at edgenewyork.com -

“Anthony Johnston wrote and appears in the rather endearing and quirky sad/funny play. It’s a one-man show but the presence of other characters is in the air (no, I don’t mean the skunks).” more...

Review of Bait at nytheatre.com -

“Bait is a funny play. It's buoyant, it's well directed (by Laura Josepher), it's intelligent, and even though I didn't agree with the choice of its conclusion, it contains a kernel of real wisdom because at the heart of its comedy there is the recognition of the damage that causes hope.” more...

Review of Miss Magnolia Beaumont Goes to Provincetown at nytheatre.com -

“...an entirely charming and delightful solo play about the hazards and benefits of sharing a body. Written and performed by Joe Hutcheson and presented as part of the new LeftOut Festival of gay performance art.” more...

The following article appeared on April 1, 2008 at VillageVoice.com -

“The selection of works at the Left Out Festival, a celebration of gay performance art, portrays many facets of gay life, from social awkwardness and desperation, to academic exigencies, to whimsical good humor. Highlights include Anthony Johnston’s Art’s Heart, in which a childlike recluse likened to Pee-wee Herman spies on his handsome neighbor with binoculars; Bait, in which Tom Gualtieri and David Sisco play two friends who attend a speed-dating event—and all the men they meet at three-minute intervals (28 characters total); and The Misadventures of Julia Child, in which Michelle Ramoni imagines a lesbian inner life for the legendary cooking star. The festivities culminate with a “Gay-la” on April 13, wherein performance artists and drag queens illogically but quite fabulously mingle with straight soap hunks—All My Children’s Aiden Turner is the celebrity guest DJ.” more...