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ACTOR, WRITER, THEATREMAKER
THE LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER AS PERFORMED BY THE QUEEN OF FRANCE AND HER FRIENDS by cara johnston
Edinburgh Festival fringe | directed by cara johnston
filmed by jun kang
"Cara Johnston’s portrayal of Marie Antoinette really touched on some whimsical and tender moments of which I felt the 2006 film lacked."
- Tony Frame, GONZO MAGAZINE
FULL REVIEW HERE
"The queen's innocence, instability and isolation is beautifully delivered and controlled."
- Garry Platt, EDINBURGH GUIDE
FULL REVIEW HERE
"she is excellent, exuding majesty, elegance and arrogance"
- Louise penn, lou reviews
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"Johnston exudes royalty and frivolity within her role."
- Amy Rye, LOST IN THEATRELAND
FULL REVIEW HERE
"Elements of the young Austrian girl who would become the last Queen of France are hinted, within the manner Johnston holds herself – dainty yet understanding of her role."
- DOMINIC CORR, CORR BLIMELY
FULL REVIEW HERE
"Johnston’s work is deeply comic on a variety of levels."
- Russ Bickerstaff, THE SMALL STAGE
FULL REVIEW HERE
Medea by Euripides
voices Found Repertory | directed by Jennifer vosters
Photo by Laura heise | pictured with Andy Montano
"she brings a larger-than-life quality: you can well believe that she might be a powerful sorceress."
- Jeff Grygny, PLAY ON MKE
FULL REVIEW HERE
"Cara Johnston skillfully casts a stylish sense of mystery into the character. She radiates a hauntingly hypnotic intensity that bleeds a deeper enigma into the existential substance of revenge."
- Russ Bickerstaff, THE SMALL STAGe
FULL REVIEW HERE
"Johnston is cold-blooded in her portrayal of Medea, but still shows signs of humanism"
- PARKER THOMPSON, the shepherd express
FULL REVIEW HERE
"the mesmerizing Cara Johnston"
- CATHERINE JOZWIK, Wisconsin theatre spotlight
FULL REVIEW HERE
The Violet Hour by Richard Greenberg
Renaissance Theatreworks | Directed by suzan fete
Photo by Ross E. Zentner | Pictured with Marti Gobel
"Cara Johnston compellingly portrays the way many women sought power within the patriarchal setting: through seduction, both literal and figurative."
- SELENA MILEWSKI, shepherd express
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"I hope that they find a great deal more work on Milwaukee stages."
- Dave Begel, ON MILWAUKEE
FULL REVIEW HERE
"a Gibson Girl is about to commit romantic suicide, a feeling that runs through Cara Johnston’s portrayal of a meat packing heiress."
- Dominique Paul Noth, URBAN MILWAUKEE
FULL REVIEW HERE
quality street by j. m. barrie
acacia Theatre company | Directed by erin nicole eggers
Photo by laura heise | Pictured with ben parman
"Her performance was flawless. From delivery to dictiON she was a mesmerizing leading lady that brought her own flare to the role."
-kate lafond, shepherd express
FULL REVIEW HERE
"beautifully acted"
- JULIE McHale, GMTODAY
FULL REVIEW HERE
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