Happenings for Summer 2014
Once again, Crystal will be returning to Hackmatack Playhouse for a summer at the barn in Maine!
Ticket details below.
http://www.hackmatack.org/hackmatack/index.cfm
Crystal wins a Spotlight Award for Best Actress in a play for Meg in 'Leading Ladies'
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110414-NEWS-110419863
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110414-NEWS-110419863
Reviews
Closer - Bad Habit Productions
"Crystal Lisbon, too, is sensational as the photographer who knowingly acts against her own interests and throws in with a man she knows eventually will throw her over. You’ve never seen so many bad choices." - Beverly Creasey, Boston Arts Review
"Lisbon brings dignity to her character, along with anguish; " - Kilian Melloy, The Edge Boston
" Crystal Lisbon and Brook Reeves give outstanding performances as Anna and Larry, respectively. Never did their lines or arc of emotions feel artificial and their English accents did not slip. Every scene with one or both of these actors was filled with believable tension and was riveting to watch. These two actors made the show for me." - Coco Nakase, Emerson Monthly
Oklahoma - Hackmatack PLayhouse
"The act-one dreamscape closer is notable. The dream tale told through dance is both beautiful and unnerving. It's smartly set by choreographer Crystal Lisbon and performed by Loy, and other cast members." - Jeanne' McCartin, The Portsmouth Herald / Spotlight Magazine
Learn to Be Latina - Phoenix Theatre Artists and Company One
"In an amazing chameleon performance, Crystal Lisbon as their boss Mary and later as a wild Latina TV interviewer, created roles so different I didn’t recognize this was the same actress until I studied the program." - Kay Bourne, EDGE Boston
"Crystal Lisbon is quite marvelous as this Irish-accented pistol, who undertakes the cultural reeducation of “Hanán’’ with the help of a leopard-skin-clad sock puppet, Calcetina Turner." - Sandy MacDonald, The Boston Globe
"In dual roles as sock-puppet wearing executive Mary and Latina talk show hostess Elena, Crystal Lisbon earns rave reviews. " - Nick Dussault, The Metro Boston
Blackadder II: Live! - Theatre On Fire
"Crystal Lisbon’s Queen Elizabeth, ... is better than the original. I must say, I ate up her every baffling utterance, delivered with just the right amount of aristocratic vacuity." - Beverly Creasey, Boston Arts Review
"Queen Elizabeth herself, well played by Crystal Lisbon..." - Don Aucoin, The Boston Globe
Leading Ladies - Hackmatack Playhouse
"Crystal Lisbon is simply stunning as Meg Snider. This girl looks and acts as if pulled from central casting for the role. She's smooth, natural and thoroughly believable in a ridiculous situation. Lisbon is undoubtedly one of the shows bright spots." - Jeanne' McCartin, Seacoast Online / Spotlight
"Meanwhile, Maxine helps Meg develop as a person and an actor. Turns out, she’s a “marvelous” actor and, as played by Lisbon, who is a classically trained ballet dancer, she is particularly graceful." - Chloe Johnson, The Wire NH
Act A Lady - Theatre On Fire
"As the butch Marlene Dietrich-like director Zina, Crystal Lisbon steals nearly every scene she appears in" - Christopher Muther, The Boston Globe
"Act a Lady is all about the funny, and director Darren Evans and his ensemble totally know how to make that sing." - Jenna Scherer, The Boston Herald
The Gingerbread Lady - Happy Medium Theatre Company
"Playing Evy here is Crystal Lisbon. ... she expertly tosses off quips, and when the gloves come off the ferocity with which she goes toe-to-toe with her tormentors is frightening. She thoroughly understands the difference between the glittery surface and the gritty subtext of this woman's laugh-riot tragedy, and spares herself nor the audience nothing showing it. " - Larry Stark, The Theatre Mirror
“As tough-talking as Bette Davis’ Margo Channing in “All About Eve” one moment and yet poignantly conflicted the next [Crystal] Lisbon’s Evy alone makes Simon’s flawed but heartfelt drama worth seeing.” -Jules Becker, The Jewish Advocate
"Lisbon’s portrait of a woman in need of acclaim and attention is sometimes scary, especially in its brazen, self-destructive streak: when Evy seeks out a former boyfriend (Michael Fisher) and provokes him to physical abuse, she’s both battered and triumphant, a frightening mix of victim and self-victimizer.
" - Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston
Gasping - Theatre On Fire
"Before long, with the help of Kirsten Carlton, a rapacious marketing whiz (Crystal Lisbon plays the role as if born to it), the haves of the world are savoring the good stuff" - Sandy MacDonald, The Boston Globe
"Evans’ whole cast is spot on, at the British say. David Frank plays the heck out of the insatiable corporate chief who happily profits from the suffering of others. Nathaniel Gundy is a rising star in the corporation (and the theater, I predict) and Crystal Lisbon is the brilliant PR wiz whose copy, not to mention her sex appeal, is “savage.” And their accents are perfection!" - Beverly Creasey, The Theatre Mirror
"Crystal Lisbon, too, is sensational as the photographer who knowingly acts against her own interests and throws in with a man she knows eventually will throw her over. You’ve never seen so many bad choices." - Beverly Creasey, Boston Arts Review
"Lisbon brings dignity to her character, along with anguish; " - Kilian Melloy, The Edge Boston
" Crystal Lisbon and Brook Reeves give outstanding performances as Anna and Larry, respectively. Never did their lines or arc of emotions feel artificial and their English accents did not slip. Every scene with one or both of these actors was filled with believable tension and was riveting to watch. These two actors made the show for me." - Coco Nakase, Emerson Monthly
Oklahoma - Hackmatack PLayhouse
"The act-one dreamscape closer is notable. The dream tale told through dance is both beautiful and unnerving. It's smartly set by choreographer Crystal Lisbon and performed by Loy, and other cast members." - Jeanne' McCartin, The Portsmouth Herald / Spotlight Magazine
Learn to Be Latina - Phoenix Theatre Artists and Company One
"In an amazing chameleon performance, Crystal Lisbon as their boss Mary and later as a wild Latina TV interviewer, created roles so different I didn’t recognize this was the same actress until I studied the program." - Kay Bourne, EDGE Boston
"Crystal Lisbon is quite marvelous as this Irish-accented pistol, who undertakes the cultural reeducation of “Hanán’’ with the help of a leopard-skin-clad sock puppet, Calcetina Turner." - Sandy MacDonald, The Boston Globe
"In dual roles as sock-puppet wearing executive Mary and Latina talk show hostess Elena, Crystal Lisbon earns rave reviews. " - Nick Dussault, The Metro Boston
Blackadder II: Live! - Theatre On Fire
"Crystal Lisbon’s Queen Elizabeth, ... is better than the original. I must say, I ate up her every baffling utterance, delivered with just the right amount of aristocratic vacuity." - Beverly Creasey, Boston Arts Review
"Queen Elizabeth herself, well played by Crystal Lisbon..." - Don Aucoin, The Boston Globe
Leading Ladies - Hackmatack Playhouse
"Crystal Lisbon is simply stunning as Meg Snider. This girl looks and acts as if pulled from central casting for the role. She's smooth, natural and thoroughly believable in a ridiculous situation. Lisbon is undoubtedly one of the shows bright spots." - Jeanne' McCartin, Seacoast Online / Spotlight
"Meanwhile, Maxine helps Meg develop as a person and an actor. Turns out, she’s a “marvelous” actor and, as played by Lisbon, who is a classically trained ballet dancer, she is particularly graceful." - Chloe Johnson, The Wire NH
Act A Lady - Theatre On Fire
"As the butch Marlene Dietrich-like director Zina, Crystal Lisbon steals nearly every scene she appears in" - Christopher Muther, The Boston Globe
"Act a Lady is all about the funny, and director Darren Evans and his ensemble totally know how to make that sing." - Jenna Scherer, The Boston Herald
The Gingerbread Lady - Happy Medium Theatre Company
"Playing Evy here is Crystal Lisbon. ... she expertly tosses off quips, and when the gloves come off the ferocity with which she goes toe-to-toe with her tormentors is frightening. She thoroughly understands the difference between the glittery surface and the gritty subtext of this woman's laugh-riot tragedy, and spares herself nor the audience nothing showing it. " - Larry Stark, The Theatre Mirror
“As tough-talking as Bette Davis’ Margo Channing in “All About Eve” one moment and yet poignantly conflicted the next [Crystal] Lisbon’s Evy alone makes Simon’s flawed but heartfelt drama worth seeing.” -Jules Becker, The Jewish Advocate
"Lisbon’s portrait of a woman in need of acclaim and attention is sometimes scary, especially in its brazen, self-destructive streak: when Evy seeks out a former boyfriend (Michael Fisher) and provokes him to physical abuse, she’s both battered and triumphant, a frightening mix of victim and self-victimizer.
" - Kilian Melloy, Edge Boston
Gasping - Theatre On Fire
"Before long, with the help of Kirsten Carlton, a rapacious marketing whiz (Crystal Lisbon plays the role as if born to it), the haves of the world are savoring the good stuff" - Sandy MacDonald, The Boston Globe
"Evans’ whole cast is spot on, at the British say. David Frank plays the heck out of the insatiable corporate chief who happily profits from the suffering of others. Nathaniel Gundy is a rising star in the corporation (and the theater, I predict) and Crystal Lisbon is the brilliant PR wiz whose copy, not to mention her sex appeal, is “savage.” And their accents are perfection!" - Beverly Creasey, The Theatre Mirror