Tallgrass Gothic

*The Official Humana Festival Awards from the Actors Theatre of Louisville… 

*Best Supporting Actress: Tonya Cornelisse, Tallgrass Gothic.

“Cornelisse wears her heart on her sleeve in this beautiful performance. She creates a truly recognizable character, the fun-loving and wanton friend, then adds a twist of originality to make the role truly engaging. Her scenes with lead actress Lia Aprile are effortlessly engaging. A striking performance.”

-Theater critics, Dag Ryen & Rich Copley, Herald Leader


“Scenic designer Paul Owen’s eye-catching set of high grass in an open field, reminiscent of a similar set in London and New York for British playwright Charlotte Jones’s Humble Boy, helped make all the lust in the Great Plains dust tolerable as did the striking performance of Tonya Cornelisse as the heroine’s beer-guzzling friend with a long repressed yen for her.”

-Charles Whaley, Curtain Up


“The one worth her salt is Mary, played by Tonya Cornelisse. Mary provides the play’s zingers, and Cornelisse offers the liveliest performance.”

-Dana Norton, LEO, Arts & Entertainment Weekly


“Keeping me awake was Tonya Cornelisse’s interesting, jangly performance as Mary.”

-Judith Egerton, Courier-Journal