“Theater is Easy BEST BET: While this show asks some tough but familiar questions, Spagnola, with the help of director Noam Shapiro and a fantastic cast, poses them in a new way to inspire mindfulness while not shirking on the entertainment. Despite the festival setting, which doesn’t allow for much of a set, Shapiro’s work comes across wonderfully in the small theatre. He manages to find variety and innovation directing the actors around a single bench on stage... I wouldn’t mind the addition of a few more scenes, to turn this into a full-length play with intermission. Heck, I’d even want to see it a second time myself. I’ll be a loyal fan for this team.”

“Noam Shapiro’s directing performance was a homerun. Shapiro made this piece feel effortlessly natural and authentic. Festivals such as Frigid can be limiting to a production. And yet LITTLE LEAGUE did the impossible. The less is more theory was a major factor of its success. And it all started with a striking preshow image with the hint of a baseball field with the bench on the “grass” and the colorscape lighting designer Paul Purvine chose. It just worked... LITTLE LEAGUE is one of those shows you know will have a long future. There’s more to this play. This hour long snippet was a perfect way to get a taste of Jack Spagnola’s exquisite writing and Noam Shapiro’s sharp direction. I look forward when I can see this one again.”

“Ordinary people but a remarkable play. LITTLE LEAGUE is a disarmingly funny, tenderly poignant and keenly insightful play about the struggle for authentic connection and the attempt of be honest with yourself and others. It is also filled with some hilarious and astute observations... It may be billed as a comedy but it has a wisdom and gravity underneath the continuous stream of laughs. ”

“...A touching story, and most importantly, funny. The witty dialogue to creates many sweet moments between the characters. The actors enhance an already funny script by adeptly taking their time with the language and soaking in the awkward moments. It is the embrace by the actors of those awkward moments that elevates LITTLE LEAGUE and makes it one of the most enjoyable shows I’ve seen at the FRIGID Festival.”

“The staging was spare but needed no more... The play is not out to reflect cynically but to humanely open for consideration the stirrings of our hearts and the limitations of being human... The sweetly harmonious ensemble of four actors were well cast in their roles, keen in their delivery, and played well together, like musicians in a good band. Their pace and rhythm reflected, no doubt, the preparation they did (on top of God-given talents) and the care of Noam Shapiro, the director.”