“Genuinely great theater… having experienced it I can tell you with utmost certainty that there really is nothing out there quite like Club Shortbus — and thank god it exists.” - THEM
“Felt like love was conquering all” - TIME OUT
PRAISE FOR MY BEATNIK YOUTH
“(Moriarty) has a knack for creating minimalist, but effective spaces that transport audiences the moment they enter the doors.” - Gay City News
“A beautifully crafted work…My Beatnik Youth burns like a fabulous roman candle.”
- Manhattan Digest
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -FrontRowCenter.com
PRAISE FOR JET OF BLOOD
“This might not be justice, but it’s as powerful a response as an artist can give.” — The Stage
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The Stage
“A furious and unforgettable journey into the rage of rape victims, and the complexity of the ways in which their sense of self-worth is ravaged, perhaps for ever.”
— The Scotsman
“'Jet of Blood' feels cathartic, therapeutic and retributive, as the artist lays himself out bare and demonstrates an aggressive new wave of what it means to be a survivor...Playwright Mari Moriarty’s real life story of teenage rape and abuse is brutally honest, shockingly explicit and profoundly courageous - a poignant exploration of male sexual abuse survivors in a post #me-too society.”
— FRINGEREVIEW
“a shock to the system”
— The List
“The performance is not a piece of entertainment; it is an act of redemption.”
- Edfestmag
“All I can say is that it's important.”
- young-perspective.com
“an essential and courageous statement from Moriarty, and this should not be understated.”
-Edfringereview.com
PRAISE FOR SASQUATCH: THE OPERA
As performer: “the real Sasquatch (Mari Moriarty), whose vocal performance is wonderfully uncanny, imbued with melancholy.”