BITTERSWEET
Sadly, Act 2 disintegrates into cheap sketch, still garnering laughs, but from feeble jokes rather than clever insights. Occasionally the foolishness pauses for a melodramatic moment, but the play never regains the polish and painfully funny beauty of Act 1.
Tom Provenzano – LA Weekly
BITTER
Playwright Stefan Marks is clearly trying to tell a coming-of-age story, but that’s all that’s clear about this work. Marks hasn’t decided what his core theme is or what kind of play he’s writing. The satirical elements are occasionally amusing but not clever enough, and the serious moments don’t probe as deeply as they should. The conflicts are not sufficiently crucial and the stakes are too low.
Iris Mann – Backstage
SWEET
“The Singing Skeleton,” written and directed by Stefan Marks, is a remarkably fresh and original two-hour comedic escape. Extremely well-cast, each actor is superbly showcased in this play within a play.
Beth Temkin – Tolucan Times
