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“Much of it comes back to that one little question: Do you feel like you’ve spent your time wisely? My answer, each time, was a resounding no, turning the simple question into a challenge, a responsibility to try again and spend my time more wisely next time. There’s something exhilarating about being forced to be that present, to truly think about every second as it ticks by to determine if it’s the best use of that moment.”
PAST REVIEWS
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"Murphy’s ability to retain the sense of the clown, yet tie the sci-fi details together into a cohesive story arch is amazing. She never breaks character, her cheery American pep and optimism fits perfectly within the premise… Candle House Collective have found a winning star in Katy Murphy and a winning recipe in Next Time!"
– Gabriel Wilding, Everything Theatre UK
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"the excellent actors [Katy & the Candle House Collective ensemble] not only play their characters convincingly but are quite adept at handling any hesitation without pressuring you to answer."
— Michael Dale, Broadway World
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"caffeinated... Kafkaesque"
— Helen Shaw, Vulture
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"My 3-year-old woke up from a nightmare right when the caseworker [played by Murphy] wanted to know if I had ever been immobilized with fear, and the conversation may have turned curt. 'READ THE ROOM,' I scrawled in my notebook… A few minutes later, I spoke to The Operator again, although this time he identified himself as Evan Neiden, Candle House’s founder. 'Every single call is different,' he said. 'You got one of at least a few endings. The focus is always on storytelling as a conduit for connection.' I thought back to how the caseworker’s call had ended, with a goofy twist that walked back most of the horror. She *had* read the room."
— Alexis Soloski, The New York Times
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"An Inquisitor, played by the lively and engaging Katy Murphy, is on the other end of your cell phone during this unique theatrical experience."
– Michele Markarian, New England Theater Mirror
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"By the end, [i cut myself shaving and it bled so much] reveals the twisted moral game you may not have realized you were playing as it ties together its themes of class, unions, and solidarity into a moment of choice. That moment crystallizes the show, and pulls together some of the random-seeming elements into clear focus. It also speaks to the strong performances during the show to build a relationship with the audience that makes the choice difficult."
-Kevin Gossett, No Proscenium