Press

Ben Kingsland’s Trash Talk, about an anthropomorphic garbage can and recycling bin kicked to the curb too early for pick up, was by far the best sketch. In the best performances of the evening, Carolyn Sagatov plays the bad girl trash can to Mary C. Davis’s goody-goody ‘green’ shoes…

• Hillary Crowe, CITYPAPER

Sharply-drawn… An understanding [of] our present environmental challenges… sweetens the conflict among the characters. [In Trash Talk,] Kingsland captures the holier-than-thou attitude of some environmentalists and puts it in the recycling bin… the garbage can is earthy and winsome… excellent.

• Tim Treanor, DCtheatrescene.com

[Trash Talk] was bubbly… delightful… well-written and well-acted… the right balance of humor and environmental messaging.

• Josh Novikoff, DCist

My personal favorites [included] the Volga Goatman, Ben Kingsland’s mini-epic… Fun… spooky… had the audience laughing… surprisingly enjoyable and interesting… ”

• Rich See, TheaterDC.com

[White-Collar Caveman] shows tremendous potential in Kingsland… to produce works for the theater that are funny, off-beat and maybe even make us do some thinking.

• Robbie Whelan, JHU Newsletter