Rebeck's

Rebeck's play is filled with foolishness, especially the idea that Rickman doesn't read anything until he shows up for class, which means they must sit in silence while he peruses someone's short story or novel!

Michael Giltz: Theater: Alan Rickman's "Seminar" Needs Another Edit Michael Giltz 2011

This conceit has to be accepted but it's completely unnecessary and frankly lazy on Rebeck's part, a device to create instant suspense by having them watch Rickman's reaction while he sees the work for the first time.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Alan Rickman's "Seminar" Needs Another Edit Michael Giltz 2011

Rebeck's play is filled with foolishness, especially the idea that Rickman doesn't read anything until he shows up for class, which means they must sit in silence while he peruses someone's short story or novel!

Michael Giltz: Theater: Alan Rickman's "Seminar" Needs Another Edit Michael Giltz 2011

Theresa Rebeck's best play to date is "The Understudy," a three-character farce about a failed actor who's been hired as the understudy of an action-movie star who is appearing in a Broadway production of a newly discovered play by Kafka.

Where All the World's a Stage Terry Teachout 2011

The actors playing Leonard's students—Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, Jerry O'Connell and Hettienne Park—are serviced by Ms. Rebeck's biting and confessional text.

Words and the Performers Who Love Them Lizzie Simon 2011

This conceit has to be accepted but it's completely unnecessary and frankly lazy on Rebeck's part, a device to create instant suspense by having them watch Rickman's reaction while he sees the work for the first time.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Alan Rickman's "Seminar" Needs Another Edit Michael Giltz 2011

Rebeck's writing also swayed Oscar winner Anjelica Huston Prizzi's Honor to sign on for her first-ever series-regular role.

On The Set: The Curtain Rises for NBC's Smash 2012

Dressed suave-casual (Cheryl Patton Wu is the costume designer) and radiating a still-water-runs-deep magnetism, Daniels is the only performer who seems to fully live Rebeck's now-droll, now-mysterious reality.

'Mauritius' at 1st Stage: A stamp saga that doesn't deliver the goods 2010

"Mauritius" was not Rebeck's last NY production, as any normally attentive theatergoer would know.

Understudy Does Just Fine! 2009

"Mauritius" was not Rebeck's last NY production, as any normally attentive theatergoer would know.

Understudy Does Just Fine! 2009