AM I ROXIE? @ GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move

Preview night stood on no ceremony whatsoever as Ortega delivered her Magnum Opus performance, AM I ROXIE? – an autobiographical, comedic lullaby to her Peruvian mother who lived her last years and died with Alzheimers. Very Highly Recommended. Read more…

Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania

The Geffen Playhouse is launching its new season with playwright Roxana Ortega’s Am I Roxie?, a tender one-person confessional about parenthood, obligations, and finding love in the most traumatic places. Portraying a version of herself, as well as her family members and friends, Ortega recollects and reconceptualizes the six years she spent caring for her ill mother. Read more…

Martín Hernández – Stage Raw

Ortega is a comic chameleon, portraying a gamut of diverse characters under Bernard Cubria’s erudite direction. Read more.