the pity of things: desert aria
with theatre of NOTE
"Delondra Williams' 'Desert Aria,' an eerily gothic vignette starkly directed by Christopher William Johnson, is highlighted by a haunting monologue performed to perfection by Alana Dietze and a few scary interludes from a demented David Guerra" -- Travis Michael Holder, Backstage West
everything will be different: a brief history of helen of troy
with the echo theater company
"fearless"
"Dietze fully inhabits Charlotte's spiky persona, daring to risk alienating us before exposing her pain..."
-- the LA Times
"This is an evening you won’t soon forget, especially the bravura performance by Alana Dietze.""a must-see performance by Alana Dietze"
--Tony Frankel LA Stage and Cinema
"Alana Dietze, as Charlotte, gives a stunning performance." -- Curve Wire
"Alana Dietze (Charlotte) carries the weight of this universe on her waifish shoulders. A riveting vulnerability flashes through an apathetic teenage facade, and what begins as humorous idiosyncrasy becomes a sad mask hiding an unbearable pain. This transformation is devastating. Everything Will Be Different is a stirring character study of this very specific person and the collaboration of playwright, director and actress makes us care about her." -- Andrew Moore, Mad Theatrics Stage Blog
lascivious something
with circle x theater company
“game, brave actors”
“Dietze’s Boy is as pleasingly mysterious as the role’s conception”
-Variety
“The quartet of actors is superb, each outdoing the others in refining their characters and living honestly in the space”
“And as a young creature who serves various needs, Alana Dietze beautifully unveils undercurrents of bisexuality and of teenage misery.”
“The actors seem fully armed with context and subtext.”
-Backstage West
“Circle X’s production is first-rate; under Paul Willis’ sharp direction, the performances snap and crackle” – LA Times
“The cast is great” – Buzzine
“uniformly fine ensemble acting in difficult roles” – laist
“Dietze’s Boy is as pleasingly mysterious as the role’s conception”
-Variety
“The quartet of actors is superb, each outdoing the others in refining their characters and living honestly in the space”
“And as a young creature who serves various needs, Alana Dietze beautifully unveils undercurrents of bisexuality and of teenage misery.”
“The actors seem fully armed with context and subtext.”
-Backstage West
“Circle X’s production is first-rate; under Paul Willis’ sharp direction, the performances snap and crackle” – LA Times
“The cast is great” – Buzzine
“uniformly fine ensemble acting in difficult roles” – laist
doomsday kiss!
with REPO division and Bootleg Theater
"Adrian A. Cruz directs solid performers Alana Dietze, Ben Messmer..."
“Wesley Walker’s hysterically devastating The Classroom (is) all some of us might need to die happy....Jacqueline Wright... Lily Holleman...and Dietze keep rock steady as they hurl surprise after surprise at us – which is, we now realize, just what we’ve been waiting for”
--Jennie Webb, Backstage West
“Anderson has developed wonderful characters for her short play, especially her female leads. Dietze has the most sympathetic character in the piece, and she handles the job effortlessly” – Mike Buzzelli, EyeSpyLA
“Doomsday Kiss is…always impeccably performed” – Frederik Sisa, The Front Page Online
