And then COVID hit. We went into overdrive, and we are still working really hard all the time. We’ve had to plan, re-plan and play all these different budget and process scenarios. What can we do now, how can we support our artists, keep the work moving forward and reach our partners? How do we…
MinnPost

We’re all in this somber, somewhat dark place, but over and over we said, ‘We can’t bring that darkness out, we need to bring the joy and the silly and the comedy.’
Start Tribune

I always thought of myself as a total artist, as both a visual artist and a movement expert, and I never wanted the boundaries of disciplines to get in my way. I tended to really push the boundaries…
The Mary Hanson Show

These artists have created the toe-tappingest, wonderfulest show in town. Anyone who can watch Thunder Knocking On The Door without a permanent grin on their face amazes me. Rambo, Oglesby & Co., along with Moore and Deevo, and with Lorca’s intelligent direction, sing and play their hearts out and they will send you over the…
HowWasTheShow?

Director Marcela Lorca has a sure hand for narratives with a foundation in myth and fable, and turning them into something that feels authentically like real life.
Talkin’ Broadway

“What I’m discovering is that there is so much humanity and so many questions about internal transformation in the show,” Lorca said. “Everyone has their own crossroads when they butt up against the hardest things.”
StarTribute

Given that SDCF is the Directors and Choreographers Foundation, honoring Marcela Lorca, who creates work in both disciplines (often at the same time), feels like a perfect fit. Moreover, Marcela’s nearly three-decade commitment to the Twin Cities as an educator, artist, and leader who has consistently opened doors to a broad range of artists and…
American Theatre

Lorca’s production is well balanced, never veering off into too much schtick meant to garner laughs just for the sake of laughs. The ensemble of players from top to bottom responds to the nuances in their speeches by quickly turning the emotional weight of a scene, effortlessly going from heavy to light, from sunny to…
HowWasTheShow?

Director Marcela Lorca has teamed with an extraordinary cast to craft a staging that still has me combing my memory for the last Shakespeare production I’d seen that succeeded so sublimely… Director Lorca’s skills shine through in this expertly shaped production, demonstrating why the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation recently gave her its annual Zelda…
TwinCities.com

Given that SDCF is the Directors and Choreographers Foundation, honoring Marcela Lorca, who creates work in both disciplines (often at the same time) feels like a perfect fit. Moreover, Marcela’s nearly three decade commitment to the Twin Cities as an educator, artist and leader who has consistently opened doors to a broad range of artists…
Broadway World