The Father
“Miriam Schwartz, a top-drawer Twin Cities actor (who scored a Minnesota Theater Award for her work in last season’s Indecent at the Guthrie), delivers an honest portrayal of Anne, revealing the tension between her sense of duty and her fears that her father’s growing need for support will sap her ability to pursue her work, her love life, and sense of well-being… Schwartz masterfully conveys Anne’s struggle to remain patient with him. “ (Talkin’ Broadway, 2019)
“Through Schwartz’s empathetic and detailed performance, every moment feels connected to what comes before and after it, and we appreciate what is being lost as Andre’s light dims.” (Star Tribune, 2019)
“Miriam Schwartz is precise and articulate in her portrayal of Anne, the Father’s daughter, coping with an increasingly difficult situation….She becomes the reference point to which the audience turns to understand what is really going on.” (Twin Cities Arts, 2019)
Actually
“Miriam Schwartz, who is on a roll after knockout performances this season in Artistry’s Awake and Sing! and Gremlin Theatre’s The Father, disappears into her portrayal of Amber. She is totally authentic as the voice of a confused young woman… Her nature is summed up by her repeated tension between wanting something and not wanting it at the same time.” (Talkin’ Broadway, 2019)
Bad Jews
“The rants are wildly entertaining, particularly Daphna’s, because Miriam Schwartz’s performance is so confident that she seems incapable of hitting a false note. Schwartz has it in her to create a more likable, more middle-of-the-road Daphna but she resists that temptation; instead, she reveals a woman who projects her hideous bile onto the world because if she kept it inside it might kill her.” (Pioneer Press, 2016)
“While all of the company does strong work, it is Miriam Schwartz’s titanic Daphna that dominates the show… Schwartz really digs deep to find the kernels of pain that fuel Daphna.” (Star Tribune, 2016)
Indecent
Minnesota Theatre Award 2018 recipient for Exceptional Individual Performance
“Gisela Chípe and Miriam Schwartz are breathtaking together and apart, and for how beautiful The God of Vengeance’s infamous rain scene is, their love rings truest outside of it, when Schwartz’s character tells Chípe’s to come home.” (Minnesota Monthly, 2018)
DAI: Enough
“Miriam Schwartz’s performance gives flesh and voice to Bahr’s words… Her work in DAI (enough) reaches a whole new level, placing her among the very best among the richly talented Twin Cities community of actors.” (Talkin’ Broadway, 2016)
“Miriam Schwartz does a spectacular job of channeling 10 very different people in an Israeli café, putting on disparate mannerisms, accents and movements each time she dons new shoes and clothing that signal a change of character. She is natural and convincing in each role—making it easy to overlook how impressive it was for her to memorize all of the lines in the 90-minute production.” (Pioneer Press, 2016)
Natasha and the Coat
“That creates a space for Schwartz to deliver an incredibly compelling performance that’s all the more impressive because hers is not a showy role: watch how she finds variety and depth in even the most routine line readings.” (City Pages, 2018)
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