| PRESS QUOTES As an actor: "The film stars Marc Palmieri who is, I'd bet, on his way to a big career." - Amy Taubin, The Village Voice "Palmieri is a big shambling blond with obvious star quality." - Chicago Tribune "Nicely played by lead Marc Palmieri, a handsome young man." - Variety "Palmieri is fearsome. He totally inhabits the character, making it his own."- Backstage "An appealing, gently deadpan performance by Marc Palmieri." - New York Daily News "Brian Weiss and Marc Palmieri more than adequately solved the problem of finding actors who could handle these tough, complex roles who were also young enough to portray 19 year olds…” - The Village Voice Marc Palmieri and Brian Weiss are quite convincing as the title characters, and they manage to navigate the difficult material with conviction and sensitivity." - Time Out New York "The funnier moments survive thanks to the good work of the lead. Palmieri has a functionally blank quality that recalls John Cusack and James Spader, which makes his slowly building frustration especially hilarious." - Nashville Scene "His charismatic performance...played with stoop-shouldered, ingratiating charm by the author (Palmieri)." - David Cote, Time Out New York "Marc Palmieri does a marvelous job spewing Jack's misogynist and anti-gay proclivities as if he were offering up Wonder Bread to a child. Slouching and pacing, he is a man with a plan, ready to manipulate anyone who crosses his path. Thick-skinned and politically odious, Palmieri gives us a man we love to hate." - nytheatre.com "Palmieri, reminiscent of Anthony Michael Hall during his darkest days (circa 1991) succeeds in injecting just the right amount of life into an otherwise stuporous character." - IndieWire "The cast is ably led by Marc Palmieri as narrator Mac..." - Show Business Weekly "Hangdog cute, Palmieri has an engaging stage presence." -nytheatre.com "Too Much Sleep is wonderfully and deceivingly unpretentious, with one good performance after another...a great stimulus for Palmieri's nicely turned, time-released awakening." - Detroit Free Press "Mac, who is portrayed with charming avuncularity by Marc Palmieri (if a Damon Runyon or O. Henry refugee can truly be called avuncular), is onstage for the entire show." -nytheatre.com "Nicely acted by its deadpan cast- particularly Marc Palmieri as its innocent hero." - New Jersey Star-Ledger "The best performances, though, were by Laura Tiejten (Kate) and Marc Palmieri (Malcolm). These two actors were sympathetic and charming; they displayed the natural touch, and their scenes moved very well. They, with John Kooi, were also the most 'English.'" - The Off-Off Broadway Review As a writer: For Levittown "Marc Palmieri’s LEVITTOWN is as basic and old-fashioned as the houses in the planned communities of the title. There is nothing fancy here as the family secrets are revealed—no incest or fetus buried in the basement—just raw emotion and crippling inability to communicate. You won’t stop watching for a second." - The New York Times "Consistently engrossing…Within those bland, cookie-cutter houses may lurk a hotbed of seething family dysfunction. This is a family that—if its home were a bit more picturesque—could give Eugene O’Neill's and Arthur Miller's clans a run for their money. [Palmieri] has a firm grasp of his characters and their milieu." - New York Post "We don't typically quibble with Tolstoy, but are unhappy families really so different? Or are they rather like the endless rows of postwar homes that William Levitt built on Long Island? What seemed stable and well-intentioned is revealed as restrictive, slapdash, even claustrophobic. Striking exchanges…distinct characters…" - Village Voice "A drama that'll send you screaming out of the family room. Interesting, mine-filled terrain…[LEVITTOWN] reveals the damaging side of paternal love, reaching heights of agony that are painful to watch." - Time Out "Palmieri's characters are quite full, and the details of gritty Long Island life come vividly alive through exacting detail and a naturalistic tone. The scenes with Richard are especially riveting, written with sharp, cutting dialogue that keeps you on edge." - Backstage "At the end of "Levittown," an eruption of despair becomes a moment of heroism. It's refreshing. Unlike so many crazy-family plays -- from Tennessee Williams to Tracy ("August: Osage County") Letts, the Maddigans aren't crazy, scenery-chewing Southerners. They're pragmatic down-to-earth northerners -- Long Islanders -- who have neither the time nor the money to be eccentric or crazy or even colorful." - The Staten Island Advance "A gripping, powerful play. Beautifully crafted, psychologically intriguing, and never predictable. Palmieri draws full characters with distinct personalities. The conventional and the unexpected mix regularly with very fresh results." - nytheatre.com "Call him the Iago of Long Island. Palmieri's disquieting new play LEVITTOWN features one of the most compelling modern villains to grace the New York stage this year…a truly exhilarating theatrical experience." - OffOffOnline.com For Carl The Second "A witty new comedy...several zingy one liners...When Palmieri lets his imagination cut loose, the results can be evocative." - Time Out NY "Palmieri has a clever way with characterization and dialogue." - NY Theatre Experience "Charming, intriguing, engaging and funny...Palmieri's play bubbles with humor, with funny situations and cheerfully comic characters...CARL is a treat, bright, witty, insightful and intellectually challenging. Palmieri owes much to Woody Allen." - The Press Telegram "Those frustrated by that middle child feeling might find respite in a new tragic hero: Carl The Second." - The Village Voice "An often hilarious but also literate and gently profound portrait…filled with laughs throughout, its sense of black humor softening the persistent sense of doom and self-destructiveness to the otherwise lovable lead character." - offoffoff.com For Telling You "A shaggy dog quality that's hard not to like." - E! "A good start...falling into the oddball American genre of hanging-out pics (Marty, Diner, Clerks) is the indie production "Telling You," recently acquired by Miramax...its predominantly fresh cast and creative team demonstrate the sort of nascent skills that bode well." - Variety As a Director: "Director Marc Palmieri keeps all of the disparate elements and tonal shifts clear and grounded. There are no false moves. The comedy is sharp and focused and ranges from the linguistically intricate to the physically deranged. He even manages to invoke great dread amidst the laughter. The impending sense of doom is magical and very well handled and contains one of the most effective uses of a blackout since The Lieutenant of Inishmore." - nytheatre.com |