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Having a vision of the way ahead is
fundamental.
– Deborah Warner
The director who cannot collaborate
with his (or her!) actors has mistaken his (or her) vocation.
– Harley Granville-Barker
Young directors simply must from time
to time be hired by a theatrical institution, if only to correct
its inevitable tendency to fossilize.
– Tyrone Guthrie
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 The Voice of the Turtle by John van Druten
Reviews
 Peter Filichia, TheaterWeek:
When you go theatregoing, take in at least one off-off-Broadway show,
for "The Small Stem" has its many charms, too... no theatre
does it better than the Westside Repertory — For a while, it appeared
that I’d have to stand. And, based on what I saw of their The
Voice of the Turtle — one of the most delightful experiences
I’ve
had all season — I would have — and gratefully. Westside Rep’s
Kathleen Powers delivered a fine production."
Jeanne Lieberman, New York Law Journal:
"
This unabashedly romantic bonbon is as sweet, sentimental
and innocent as a Rockwell cover for Life Magazine and just as satisfying...
the many sighs and awkward silences summon a genuine humanity that eventually
proved
endearing. Images of WWII’s home front are
deftly elicited with a liberal sampling of between scene-sound bytes
from wartime radio...
from the response of the packed audience (several
eyes were surreptitiously wiped at show’s finale), there are
many of today’s snowbound New Yorker’s whose hearts are
warmed by romance and for whom "the voice of the turtle" is
a welcome call indeed."
 John Attanas, oobr:
"The Voice of the Turtle is a play that needs to be handled gingerly;
and director Kathleen Powers staged the piece subtly and with great
care. Most impressive was her use of music and sound effects,
both underneath the dialogue and during set changes, in order to set
moods."
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