"[...] a Stoppard-adjacent, quasi-picaresque, and extremely meta journey. Jordy's travails treat the audience to a sharp-witted and uproariously funny show that explores the nexus of page, stage, life, and love."
"[...] Stefan Diethelm’s exhilarating Anton Goes To Heaven (?). It is a wild sly take on Jean-Paul Sartre’s classic existential play, No Exit. [...] Mr. Diethelm spins out his mordant, clever and well-plotted premise through witty often hilarious dialogue spoken by his quartet of richly delineated mostly underclass characters."
"Anton Goes To Heaven (?) is a wry, thoughtful and grandiose fantasia of present-day American heartland despair."
Darryl Reilly, theaterscene.org
"[...] is, like experiencing Anton Goes to Heaven (?), valuable in itself."
John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards, thinkingtheaternyc.com
Featured in "A 2024 10 Best List" by Darryl Reilly, theaterscene.org
Featured in "Exciting & Inexpensive Theatre: 15 Shows to See Off-Off Broadway in September" by tdf.org
"['''] in playwright Stefan Diethelm’s haunting and wrenching contemporary American psychological drama Connoly."
"Through his exquisite command of dramatic writing and polished everyday dialogue Mr. Diethelm satisfyingly ties up his play’s strands together with a searing 30-minute conclusion. Diethelm’s distinctive style, universal themes, and humanist concerns, are all reminiscent of Ingmar Bergman’s work. Then there is his treading the path paved by dramatist Marsha Norman in her 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘night, Mother"
Darryl Reilly, theaterscene.org
"Connoly is a Powerful and Intimate Exploration of Family and Mental Health Under Fire."
"Stefan Diethelm’s writing is fearless. The language moves with raw, disarming clarity."
"The bearded and sunny [Stefan Diethelm] offers a passionate characterization of the idealistic Vincenzo. Mr. [Diethelm]'s singing is quite appealing, enabling him to be the show's ideal centerpiece."
Darryl Reilly, theaterscene.org
"A discovery is the young tenor Stefan Diethelm, who embodies Lucia's son Carlo. He has the blandest role in the play, but plays the awkward and somewhat clumsy man with such conviction that he draws the audience's attention."
Miriam Baechtold, St. Galler Tagblatt
We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.