Press
SELECTED REVIEWS & CRITICAL NOTICE
"Les Liaisons Dangereuses heats up the stage at the Schoolhouse Theater in a smoldering production brought to vivid and stylish life by
director extraordinaire Owen Thompson."
BroadwayWorld · Bruce Apar · Les Liaisons Dangereuses · 2025
"Owen Thompson’s direction is sharp and fluid, propelling the play forward with precision and relentless energy. He draws from his
cast every shade of emotion and nuance."
BroadwayWorld · Pia Haas · Les Liaisons Dangereuses · 2025
Three BroadwayWorld Awards including Best Director
"Watching the cohesion on stage, and the underlying tension of the drama throughout, I wondered if Owen Thompson's direction
was the greatest I've ever witnessed."
WhatToDo · Alfred Dalessandro · "Master Harold"...and the boys · 2024
"Great care and great love are evident in [Thompson's] every choice. The play is masterfully directed, beautifully acted,
and meticulously produced."
BroadwayWorld · Pia Haas · "Master Harold"...and the boys · 2024
Seven BroadwayWorld Awards including Best Director
"Enthralling! Thrilling, mind-expanding theater that plumbs the human condition with vibrant dramaturgy, acting, and stagecraft!"
BroadwayWorld · Bruce Apar · Red · 2023
Nine BroadwayWorld Awards including Best Director
"Owen Thompson has directed this play with a subtle and realistic touch. You'd have little chance of knowing you hadn't paid
$200 for a Broadway ticket!"
The Recorder · David Pogue of CBS · Faith Healer · 2024
EARLIER WORK
"Strikingly modern and wildly funny, the cast of thirteen, under Owen Thompson’s direction, brings enormous energy and
infectious joy to this subversive tale.”
The New York Times · DJR Bruckner · The London Cuckolds · 1996
"Very, very funny! This is farce, and Owen Thompson resourcefully stages it as such.”
The New York Post · Clive Barnes · The London Cuckolds · 1996
"Director Owen Thompson has pulled out all the stops to provide
a memorable experience and he succeeds in spades! Action is everywhere and one is filled with wonder from start to finish!"
Queens Chronicle · Mark Lord · The Tempest · 2019
Nominated for the New York Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Director
"Deft direction by Owen Thompson and top-drawer performances -
this version (and I've seen a few) is about as good as it gets!"
"This production is laugh-aloud funny and more. It’s a clever postmodern burlesque. If Molière’s ghost is standing in the
back of this theatre, he’s probably applauding.”
BackStage · Glenda Frank · The Doctor in Spite of Himself · 2000
“For my taste, Owen Thompson has done more than expected. He’s taken a summer stock standard of days gone by and made it fresh without propping it up with cosmetics and nostalgia. Van Druten deserves such care and clarity, and he magically receives it here.”
New Haven Advocate · Christopher Arnott · Bell, Book, and Candle · 1999
“Skillful direction by Owen Thompson and first-rate comic acting make George Bernard Shaw's Fictitious History an intelligent and witty evening of theatre.”