MELANIA LANCY
MELANIA LANCY
She Stoops to Conquer
APRIL 2006
ChicagoCritic.com
Signal Ensemble’s production qualities speak to their growth as artists. Melania Lancy’s exquisite set---an English country manor, circa 18th Century complete with a centered fireplace; Julie E. Ballard’s lighting and Laura M. Dana’s period-perfect costumes included full dresses for the ladies and colorful waste coats and tricornered hats for the men with wigs and rich British accents flavored the production with grace and elegance. This is a polished production that deftly takes us back to the 18th Century for a romp with blind dates and clever deceptions in a country manor.
Chicago Reader
Every minute of Ronan Marra's revival honors Goldsmith's intention: the casting, pacing, accents, costumes, and set are nearly perfect.
Windy City Times
Kudos are also due Melania Lancy, whose scenic design allows plenty of room for cartoon-sized chases, both across the room and around the furniture.
Steadstyle Chicago
An old crumbling country mansion known as Liberty Hall sets the scene for a play that stylistically hovers somewhere between farce and comedy of manners. It's played large, over the top and strictly for laughs. But it has style to spare, beginning with Melania Lancy's grand and handsome setting, Laura M. Dana's splendid period costumes, and an assured sense of broad fun.