Actor Reviews
Prayer in the New York International Fringe Festival:
“The unlikely protagonist is the prim, fastidious shopkeeper Jacob Bergson, played by Greg Oliver Bodine…cut off from the outside world, he endures mental and physical tortures, all in an effort to brainwash him into taking on a new identity…Bodine handles the metamorphosis masterfully, making Bergson’s changes of heart seem both inevitable and startling.” — Showbusinessweekly.com
“Prayer is one of the finds of the Fringe Festival…Greg Oliver Bodine is just right as Jacob Bergson, a painfully ordinary, probably-Jewish, fully intimidated conscript to the state religion — what they would call in Yiddish, if it still existed in the play’s reality, a schmo.” — Offoffoff.com *FringeNYC Critics’ Pick
Northanger Abbey at Theater Ten Ten:
“This funny and suspenseful production boasts strong writing, expert direction by David Scott, and a crackerjack cast…the entire ensemble (most of them double and triple-cast) does a remarkable job…a superb piece of theatre” — NYTheatre.com *Critic’s Pick
“Greg Oliver Bodine, Tim Morton, and Lisa Riegel rounded out the outstanding cast, filling several roles in both worlds of Northanger Abbey and Udolpho.” — AustenBlog.com
A Month in the Country at Theater Ten Ten:
“Utterly delightful…A great time is promised for all…Greg Oliver Bodine is excellent as the perpetually put-upon Rakitin.” — NYTheatre.com *Critic’s Pick
“Perfectly cast, the production moves with great animation and verve…Greg Oliver Bodine’s elegant Rakitin is a delightful comic creation.” — Back Stage *Critic’s Pick
Dark Soundings with North Shore Theatre Group:
“[Dark Soundings] is something reminiscent of Masterpiece Theatre — very turn of the century, very warm, but somehow unsettling, because in its richness hides something sinister…Bodine engaged the audience with his character’s intensely nervous eyes and jilting movements, spooking a boy in the front row so badly that he nearly jumped out of his seat.” — Oyster Bay Guardian, NY
A Christmas Carol with North Shore Theatre Group:
“Bodine is a charmingly dynamic storyteller, who seamlessly tells the holiday classic transitioning from actor to narrator and back…Bravo” — Locust Valley Leader, NY
“Compelling… [Bodine] switched roles so seamlessly that the audience soon forgot there was one man on stage…He captivated an audience that ran the gamut of ages — children as young as eight were riveted.” — Oyster Bay Guardian, NY
“A sincere, moving performance that set the mood for the coming holidays.” — Oyster Bay Enterprise-Pilot, NY
“A Dickens of a good show!” — Westfield Evening News, MA
“A classic treasure” — The Reminder, MA
Arsenic & Old Lace at Cortland Repertory Theatre:
“Bodine is splendid as the concerned nephew who tries to deal with the situation as best he can.” — Syracuse Post-Standard News, NY
The Foreigner w/ Magnet Theatre Company (at Mill Hill Playhouse):
“The Magnet staging has one great asset — Greg Oliver Bodine in the role of Charlie. Mr. Bodine resists the urge to ham it up, choosing to underplay the more blatant scenes, relying on strong comic instincts.” — The Princeton Packet, NJ
The Foreigner at Millbrook Playhouse:
“Charlie is played by Greg Bodine, in a role not too easy, but all too satisfying…[He] is simply captivating as the meek ‘foreigner’ who brings a synergy to the family found at Betty’s inn.” — The Express, PA
Sylvia w/ Magnet Theatre Company:
“The evening belongs to Greg Oliver Bodine who plays three characters: Tim, the macho guy in the park with an alpha dog named Bowser; Phyllis, Kate’s college chum; and an androgynous psychologist, named appropriately, Leslie. He does all three better than previously seen and is worth the price of the entire evening. He finds exactly the right sense of gleeful camp and never takes it too far. He has a great comic future.” — The Princeton Packet, NJ
Coupe de Ville w/ Magnet Theatre Company:
“Russ Widdall as the vacant Joe and Greg Oliver Bodine as the scheming Anthony are pretty much over the top as the two grasping brothers, to good comic effect.” — The Trenton Times, NJ
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde at Playmakers Rep Company:
“Jamie Goodwin is a dignified yet flamboyant Wilde, Adrian Witzke a tempting, tortured Lord Alfred and Greg Oliver Bodine, the best of the five Narrator / Clerks.” — The Charlotte Observer, NC
“The four narrators — Michael Frederic, Greg Oliver Bodine, Peter Savage and Denis Riva Jr. merit an extra nod for their effective use of accents while slipping from role to role.” — The Herald-Sun, NC
Playwright Reviews
Wicked Tavern Tales:
“Bodine’s adaptation keeps most of Poe’s original work intact with only a few cuts and alterations to compress the tales into three short works that flow together well, with each one delivering its own special jolt of horror. The product of these edits is not a watered down text, but a celebration of all things spooky…the writing leaves you with thoughts and feelings to contemplate afterwards. However, you may want to hold off on such contemplation until after you have turned on all the lights.”
– Offoffonline.com, *Critic’s Pick
Dark Soundings:
“[Dark Soundings] is something reminiscent of Masterpiece Theatre — very turn of the century, very warm, but somehow unsettling, because in its richness hides something sinister.”
— Oyster Bay Guardian, NY
A Christmas Carol:
“…a unique and fresh interpretation.”
–Kansas City Scoop, MO
“Spirited, intense, riveting, at times eloquent, moving and joyous”
–North Bay Review, WA
“A most welcome Christmas present”
— Oyster Bay Enterprise-Pilot, NY
“A Dickens of a good show!”
— Westfield Evening News, MA
“A classic treasure”
— The Reminder, MA