Press
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Articles & Features
American Theatre Magazine
https://www.americantheatre.org/2016/07/12/6-theatre-workers-you-should-know-7/
https://www.americantheatre.org/2020/06/01/tired-but-not-daunted-in-the-twin-cities/
Seedfolks
New York Times
"Sonja Parks ...illuminates a nearly empty stage."
"...[a] tour de force"
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/07/theater/seedfolks-review.html
American Theatre Magazine
"...brilliant actress Sonja Parks embodies 13 distinct voices...in this enthralling production"
The Current
"Parks is extraordinary..."
"...slipping between different ages, body types, ethnicities and genders seemingly with ease"
https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2014/09/29/sonja-parks-seedfolks
Parent Map/Seattle
“…a one-woman masterpiece”
“the amazingly talented Sonja Parks…switches among characters instantly and completely…”
https://www.parentmap.com/article/show-and-tell-scts-seedfolks-one-woman-masterpiece
River See
The Star Tribune
“…feels like a religious experience…”
Art Intercepts
“Sonja Parks as the title character is infectious”
http://www.artintercepts.org/2014/06/21/wading-in-the-waters-of-the-river-see-preview/
Credits:
"Seedfolks" by Paul Fleishman
Adapted by Sonja Parks, Peter Brosius & Elissa Adams
Videos: New Victory Theatre & Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, respectively.
"River See" by Sharon Bridgforth
Video: Daviel Shy.