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Khan! the Musical!

(a Parody Trek-tacular)

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Greg Ehrhardt, OnStage Blog Editorial Staff

 

"Saavik and Uhura were portrayed 100% dissimilarly to their Wrath of Khan counterparts, but both with good reason. 

Uhura was played sassier than ever in any star trek adaptation, but surgically so, as all of it was played very effectively (and not overdone) for big laughs.

Crystal Marie Stewart was my last standout, playing a sassy Uhura and Carol Marcus to significant effect. She had the funniest line delivery of the show, wondering why a particular Star Trek character didn’t visit Sick Bay with an individual dying in his arms, which brought the house down in fits."

 

Daily Star Trek News - T. Rick Jones

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"Crystal Marie Stewart plays equally different characters, Lieutenant Uhura and Doctor Carol Marcus. With no outrageous accents to rely on, the main difference between the two characters is a blonde wig and Stewart’s change in attitude, effectively managed as only someone who knows both characters well from years of watching them on the screen can do.

The cast is phenomenal, the songs are snappy, and the script is both hilarious and respectful of the source material. At one point, it will even bring a tear to your eye. (You know which moment I’m talking about.)"
 

Dnes House for trekmovie.com

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"Crystal Marie Stewart is amazing as Uhura and Carol Marcus, lighting up the stage whether “working the phones” or technobabbling the Genesis Project. Her hyperchannel rant about Kirk’s apparent seizure of Genesis is simultaneously filthy and family-friendly, and a highlight of the first act.  Stewart and Matthews’ lonely conversation on the bridge and their longing for a “moment to shine” was another highlight of the show."

 

Stanford Friedman for Front Row Center

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“Crystal Marie Stewart, as both Uhura and Kirk’s ex-lover Carol, sings beautifully and we are left wanting much more.”

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Scotty Bennett for Theatrescene.net

 

“Crystal Marie Stewart plays Uhura, the ship’s communication officer, and Dr. Carol Marcus, the former lover of Kirk and the mother of Dr. David Marcus, Kirk’s son. Crystal flawlessly shifts from the vocally high-pitched and energetic Uhura to the more-scholarly and calm demeanor of Carol Marcus. Her characterization of Uhura is a sassier version of the original.”

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                  The Winter's Tale

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"There to call out the king on all of his unfounded actions was the audacious Paulina, played by actress Crystal Stewart, who offered consistent realness and a surprisingly feminist twist to the 16th century play. Stewart added a level of depth and empathy to her character that made her one of the most likeable in the play.  (The Daily Iowan)

                                                                                                                                                           

 

                                                                                                                            The Niceties

 

"Not five minutes into The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess, running in the lush new home of Riverside Theatre, I laugh-snort at something Crystal Marie Stewart says — something I’ll continue to do all night. It is then that I write a note that I will circle several times throughout the rest of the evening when I feel dagger-sharp stares from the audience-in-the-round: The white people in this room are not laughing at this joke.

While Hovland masterfully terrorizes the stage, Stewart sits quietly for a good portion of the play while she holds all the power in the room: She knows it, and so do I. Clad in earth-tones and backpack, Stewart packs her punches and plays her cards at all the right moments. There is so much delicious satisfaction by the end of the play when Stewart languishes and drapes herself over the professor’s chair, which the audience comes to learn could use more lumbar support.

Throughout Bosko’s incessant pleas to be absolved of her wrongs against her Black student, Stewart’s Zoe Reed is quicker on the draw than most of the audience is."- (Little Village Mag)

 

"In walks Zoe Reed, a junior political science major eager to receive feedback on her paper about the American Revolution from the Black point of view. Crystal Marie Stewart is incandescent in this role that challenges not only the professor, but the audience to see and hear the way subjugation has shaped not only the Black experience in America, but the fabric of American life.

Both actors are powerhouse players, and the revelation of each layer of life experience builds into their own kind of revolution, leading to an explosion with consequences neither could imagine.

The words and performances are so dynamic- The play ends so explosively that all I remember is being stunned. And grateful that when they lights came back up, Hovland and Stewart smiled at each other and touched hands in a kind of high-five embrace that allowed us all to breathe and begin processing what we had just witnessed.

I went to bed thinking about it and woke up thinking about, pondering the weight of the words- I’ll be thinking about this one for a very long time." - (The Gazette) 

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               In the Next Room, (or the Vibrator Play)

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“Ruhl neatly ties up all the subplots in act two as each supporting character, resolves their fate with their own monologue, but none as heartbreaking as Stewart mourning her infant son who succumbed to cholera.” (The Greenville News)

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                                                           Young Negress Stepping out of the River at Dawn

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“Crystal Stewart is superb as the irrepressible Alyze, conflicted yet indomitable.” Paul Hyde (The Greenville News)

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               Romeo and Juliet

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“Stewart gives a full-throttle performance as Romeo that is commendable in its charm and steadfast in a steely trajectory of passion and rage.”- Sandy Staggs (Carolina Curtain Call)

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“Crystal Stewart plays the proper lady Olivia, who falls for the Duke’s messenger Cesario (who, you will remember, is actually Viola in disguise). Stewart has perhaps the least flashy role in the production but she manages to give Olivia a regal spark as well as a knowing willingness to join in the fun.” -Neil Shurley  (Broadway World.com)

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            Memories of the Game

 

“Ms. Stewart, in an impeccable turn, embraces her character’s devotion to family and steadfastly drives the first act, ever-so-gently exposing her wounds.” -Sandy Staggs (Fete Magazine)

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                                                                               A Midsummer Night's Dream

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“The lovers, comprised of Crystal Stewart, Jenni Baldwin, Josh Wilson, and John Carino, bring slapstick hilarity to a brilliant climax. The foursome rips off bits of clothing from their enemies, and strikes Karate Kid poses or gives their rivals a wet willy as their fighting degrades from a chivalrous struggle to a delightfully juvenile wrestling match.” Jeff Levene

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