the found dog ribbon dance

Inculded in Ovation Nomination for Best Season

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“Abundant helpings of humor to leaven the sadness underneath… My vote for best character? DOG.” — David Maurer, Culture Spot LA

“TENDER… the play’s message of hope and the healing power of companionship is a tonic for our troubled times.” Michael Van Duzer, Showmag
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“OFFBEAT… many genuinely comical moments,” — F. Kathleen Foley, Los Angeles Times

“A HIGHLY ENTERTAINING ROMP… Totally satisfying on every level… I felt my oxytocin surging as I left the theater with a smile on my face… An absorbing escape – see it!” — Carol Edger Germain, ColoradoBoulevard.net

“A TRUE ORIGINAL, under the sharp direction of Alana Dietze.” — Ingrid Wilmot, Will Call for Theater

“A VERY HUMAN STORY.. I had a very profound and personal experience watching The Found Dog Ribbon Dance.” — Bekah Caden Discover Hollywood

“WARMLY APPEALING… Finocchiaro populates his play with unique people brought to life by a uniformly excellent cast under the able direction of Alana Dietze. — Dink O’Neal, Arts In LA

“RECOMMENDED …  proves at least three things: [playwright] Finocchiario is a fine comic talent. Echo Theater continues to make great strides in production of new work. And Alana Dietze is a very good director.” — Gray Palmer, Stage Raw
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"NEARLY BURSTING WITH WHIMSY, but underneath has a strong emotional current… Sometimes genuine, relatable emotion is all you need to be effective, and The Found Dog Ribbon Dance has that in spades.” — Erin Conley, On Stage and Screen

“REMARKABLY UNIQUE AND RICHLY ENTERTAINING… reaches beyond the easy and superficial and probes both heart and mind” — Ron Irwin, LA Post-Examiner

“WOW!… the kind of play you’ll want to tell all your romcom-loving friends (and just about anyone else in search of smart, funny, heartstrings-tugging, feel-good new theater) not to miss.” —Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA

"A FAST-PACED CROWD PLEASER...a lean tightly-written, serio-comic script enhanced by the savvy direction of Alana Dietze" - Paul Myrvold, Theatre Notes

“ENTERTAININGLY FRESH AND ORIGINAL… clever, thought-provoking dialogue... a uniformly talented cast… directed at a quick and smooth pace” — Gil Kaan, Broadway World