PRESS
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona at the Indiana Repertory Theatre
"Ashley Wickett brings Silvia to life with a beautiful portrayal – her character being as true to herself as her Valentine is. Doubling as Julia’s cheeky servant Lucetta, Ms. Wickett earns high regard for both of her performances."
"Ashley Wickett brings Silvia to life with a beautiful portrayal – her character being as true to herself as her Valentine is. Doubling as Julia’s cheeky servant Lucetta, Ms. Wickett earns high regard for both of her performances."
"The show includes a cast of IRT vets like Ryan Artzberger and Robert Neal (who both starred in HART “The Tempest” this summer), along with some excellent newcomers. Two standouts were Charles Pasternak as Valentine, who vacillates between ardent lover and frustrated exile and Ashley Wickett as both Julia’s maid Lucetta and the sought-after Silvia."
Much Ado About Nothing at the Pioneer Theatre Company
"The company illuminates Shakespeare’s brilliant comedic repartee while commendably balancing the more serious reflections on honor and shame...The enfolding comedy of the Beatrice-Benedick story is set against a darker one of younger love between Claudio and Hero (Terrell Donnell Sledge and Ashley Wickett, both excellent)...This production’s appeal undeniably stems from its performances, where the director focuses his strongest attention. "
Once in a Lifetime at The American Conservatory Theatre
"As a curtain-raiser, Coffey's May Daniels, John Wernke's Jerry and Patrick Lane's George give us a taste of their song-and-dance act, and Alexander V. Nichols contributes a couple of terrific period-style film bits featuring Jessica Kitchens as a silents diva in a wretched screen test and Ashley Wickett as a clueless new romantic lead...Lane's indelibly dense George and Wickett's blithely inept would-be starlet are beguiling as the secondary couple. "
"Other stand-outs include Will LeBow as harried director Herman Glogauer, aching to recover the fame that slipped through his fingers when he passed up the Vitaphone; Nick Gabriel – a master of the comedic pause – in credible drag as receptionist Miss Leighton, whose derisive persona is unfazed by craziness; a winsome Ashley Wickett as George’s girlish love interest with stars in her eyes and her eyes on the stars..."
Scapin at The American Conservatory Theatre, directed by and starring Bill Irwin
"What matters is that this is, pound for pun, the funniest show of the year thus far..Gregory Wallace brightly mines the humor of the young man more in love with himself-in-love than with the beguiling Ashley Wickett as his forbidden partner...This is "Scapin" as a tour de force of comedy with an edge. Molière would probably be pleased."
"Only time will tell if "Scapin" will make it to the very shortlist of legendary ACT shows, but by the time opening night was over Wednesday, it was clear the comedy was one of the funniest plays to hit the American Conservatory stage...Irwin may be the mainspring, but if the supporting cogs and wheels aren't perfectly in sync, it won't keep time.Irwin, no doubt, realized this in casting the show. He has surrounded himself with outstanding talent from top to bottom...While this sort of self-referential humor can wear thin sometimes, it plays beautifully for the length of the show, and leaves the audience wanting more. This is a credit to the cast's deft comedic abilities and Irwin's ability to understand -- no doubt, from his knack for comedy and years of experience -- how much is just enough."
"René Augesen’s sexy gypsy is a hoot and Ashley Wickett is adorable as Octave’s beloved Hyacinth (or Hydrangea or Hyperbole or whatever anybody chooses to call her because nobody can remember her name...So funny, in fact, that anyone lucky enough to live in the Bay Area would be a fool to miss it"
"Bill Irwin's madcap genius in the title role puts Moliere's Scapin at ACT over the top on the Richter scale of San Francisco comedy...Ashley Wickett as Hyacinth, Hibiscus, etc. plays her ingénue role with a fair purity and young lust..."
Romeo and Juliet at The Livermore Shakespeare Festival
"I never quite bought that story until Saturday, when actors Joseph Salazar and Ashley Wickett channeled whatever it is that makes kids kids — and created theatrical magic outside an old white house on the edge of Livermore's Concannon Vineyard...Wickett's Juliet is an effervescent, emotions-driven girl who seems in love with the seemingly endless life ahead of her almost as much as she's in love with Romeo. Both immediately create a touching vulnerability that foreshadows what is to befall them in such a short time..."
