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Ironbound
Directed by M. Bevin O'Gara The Kitchen Theatre January 2018 "MacCluggage is astonishing in the role: tightly wound, perennially suspicious, cautious of giving away even an ounce of independence. The actor creates this shell about the tender inside of a woman who obviously dreams and has passions, yet who must always calculate costs, especially after surviving the abuses of her second husband. Her take-no-prisoners attitude produces a wry comedy as she disarms the men in her life by cutting through all their BS. Every once in a while, MacCluggage allows Darjya to melt a little, and these moments of lightness sparkle." - Ross Haarstad, ithaca.com |
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Grounded
Directed by Laley Lippard Virginia Stage Company March 2016 "A deeply moving 85-minute journey following The Pilot, played by the nuanced and brilliant Kate MacCluggage, thru air, land and matters of her human existence. Under the direction of Laley Lippard, MacCluggage navigates this hefty role with precision and heart." -Emel Ertugrul, BWW "MacCluggage soars to the stratosphere." -Terrance Afer-Anderson, The New Journal and Guide |
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June Moon
Directed by Jessica Stone, Williamstown Theatre Festival June 2014 "Kate MacCluggage plays Lucille to jaundiced perfection; even her body language speaks in a sneer." -Don Aucoin, The Boston Globe "MacCluggage balances the not-so-likable role of the composer's wife with a kind of comic Alice Kramden weariness that softens her hardness a bit. " - Frank Rizzo, The Hartford Courant |
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Twelfth Night Directed by Darko Tresnjak, Hartford Stage Spring 2013 "Deftly played by the appealing Kate MacCluggage..." - Anita Gates, New York Times "Kate MacCluggage's Viola/Cesario avoids easy macho poses and instead conveys her disguised character with an effortless intelligence and grace that any cultured person would fall for. " - Frank Rizzo, Hartford Courant |
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Bell, Book and Candle
Directed by Darko Tresnjak, Long Wharf/ Hartford Stage Spring 2012 "As played by the enchanting Kate MacCluggage, Gillian is a very sexy witch with full confidence in her seductive powers. If you ever saw Annette Bening in the film “The Grifters,” you get the idea." -Anita Gates, New York Times "What is assuredly bewitching (that word is inevitable here — and true) is the performance by Kate MacCluggage who is some kind of fabulous." "The play — and the show — belongs to Ms. MacCluggage, who is convincingly enchanting, powerful, sexy and fun. " -Frank Rizzo, The Hartford Courant "As Gillian, Kate MacCluggage is a stunner. With cool, feline movements in a cat-suit, she is sly and wily. As she slowly falls in love with the mouse with which she is toying, you can see MacCluggage’s Gillian struggle and melt. It is one of the freshest performances this year." -Jacques Lamarre, broadwayworld.com |
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The Merchant of Venice
Directed by Darko Tresnjak, Theatre for a New Audience and National Tour, Spring 2011 *IRNE nomination and an Elliot Norton award for outstanding performance* "As Portia, Ms. MacCluggage radiates a forthright intelligence inflected with both humor and, when she has declared her love for Bassanio (Lucas Hall), a glowing warmth." - Charles Isherwood, New York Times "If Shylock stole the play from Portia somewhere in the 20th century, then Kate MacCluggage almost steals it back. It’s ... hard to take your eyes off MacCluggage. Not only does she have Nicole Kidman-caliber beauty, she’s also a little tornado on stage. Her fire-and-ice Portia is the smartest kid in the room. Her beauty-with-a-backbone performance will have you putting Portia back on your list of Shakespeare’s greatest women." - Alexander Stevens, The Patriot Ledger "How refreshing to encounter MacCluggage’s tart Portia, a romantic heroine who doesn’t always act heroically." - Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times |
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The 39 Steps
Directed by Maria Aitken, Off-Broadway at New World Stages March 2010- January 2011 "As the show’s assorted heroines, Ms. MacCluggage finds the aggression factor in both femme fatality and icy virginity." - Ben Brantley, The New York Times "Kate MacCluggage (love that name!) is equally as engaging as she slips in and out of the three characters she plays. She is an ingénue with chutzpah. Damsel in distress, undercover spy, forlorn wife with a little larceny up her sleeve. She handles all three tasks with such skill that it is only the program that assures you it is the same person." - Carol Rosegg, NewYorkTheatreGuide.com "Everyone attached to the show is clearly having a great time. Behlmann and MacCluggage share perfect timing as well (as) cute chemistry." -Doug Strassler, Show Business Weekly |
(Photo/art credits, from top of page: Dave Burbank, Unknown, T. Charles Erickson, T. Charles Erickson, Gerry Goodstein)