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Zeitstillstand (Time Stands Still)
By Donald Margulies (German translation: Bernd Samland)
"No one leaves this “time-stopping” theater evening without questions for themselves and for society."
Anita Grüneis, Journal for Culture and Society

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Zeitstillstand (Time Stands Still)
By Donald Margulies (German translation: Bernd Samland)
"Katrin Hilbe's production is thoroughly thought out and meticulously crafted down to the smallest detail. Sarah quickly cleans the lens of her camera, which was once smeared by a bleeding woman, before heading off on a new assignment. James allows himself to appear in loungewear outfit and has a new girlfriend with a son, thereby affirming his decision to no longer document the murderous outside world. Young Mandy has given birth and wants only to be a mother, which takes her older husband Richard a bit of getting used to. The audience is allowed to witness this development in short sequences, with all four actors portraying their characters with profound conviction."
Anita Grüneis, Journal for Culture and Society

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Zeitstillstand (Time Stands Still)
By Donald Margulies (German translation: Bernd Samland)
"Katrin Hilbe's production of Donald Margulies' play "Zeitstillstand" (Time Stands Still) brought the TAK Theater Liechtenstein to a standstill, reminiscent of those times when plays at the TAK still stirred emotions and provoked thought."
Anita Grüneis, Journal for Culture and Society

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Zeitstillstand (Time Stands Still)
By Donald Margulies (German translation: Bernd Samland)
"With impressive performances (directed by Katrin Hilbe), the two women and two men captivated the audience on Saturday evening, conveying a realistic picture of the "journalistic business with horror" and its impact on the relationships between the characters. The applause from the moved premiere audience was long and enthusiastic."
Hansjörg Sele, Liechtensteiner Vaterland

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Bengal to Berlin Musical
By Hasan Padamsee
"This show is passionate in its optimistic, rational message. Those who want to find themselves in an interconnected world should seek it out, and I hope that it grows beyond the three performances in this festival. Bravo to the creative team, who literally helped to embody these wonderful concepts. Unaccustomed as I am to physicists singing, I applaud the cast, director and composer on their mind-expanding work."
Ed Malin, Hi! Drama

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Bengal to Berlin Musical
By Hasan Padamsee
"The world most definitely does need a musical about quantum physics set in India during the early 20th Century. Professor Hasan Saruda Padamsee is correct. He wrote the book and lyrics, and, under the auspices of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, worked with composer Zlaja Miric, choreographer Nina Deacon, director Katrin Hilbe, and a multitude of talented folks to bring the new musical “Bengal to Berlin” to New York. As I saw during the performance and talkback, the show appealed to a full house of people, almost none of whom were physicists."
Ed Malin, Hi! Drama

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It CAN Happen Here!
By Melody Brooks, Katrin Hilbe, Tess Howsam, Daniel Jacobs, Susan Quinn
"Faced with the current, billionaire-led dismantling of the federal government in the United States, it's hard–well, harder–to imagine the level of robust financial support for the theater arts at the national level that is detailed in It CAN Happen Here!: Hallie Flanagan & the Federal Theatre Project. It's much less difficult to imagine the acts of censorship and accusations of subversion, communism, and race-baiting leveled at theater artists by grandstanding politicians out to destroy that very support. At least in the political landscape of the 1930s, as we learn at one point in this painstakingly researched, inventively staged, and fantastically acted production, a congressman could attract public shame for not knowing who Christopher Marlowe is."
John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards, Thinking Theatre NYC

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It CAN Happen Here!
By Melody Brooks, Katrin Hilbe, Tess Howsam, Daniel Jacobs, Susan Quinn
"Art. It reflects life. Life. It is art. (...) It CAN Happen Here is the story of a woman in history I am, quite frankly, upset to have never heard about. Hallie Flanagan was a visionary. (...) Her storylines were seamlessly crafted to intertwine. Under the artistic direction of Katrin Hilbe with natural flowing choreography by Penelope Rose Deen, they certainly did. Hilbe, Deen, and the cast created a rich piece of art that transitioned smoothly from scene to scene. The play felt quick and on the verge of change at any moment, a true reflection of the unpredictability of life."
Amanda Montoni , Theatre beyond Broadway

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Extrawurst
By Dietmar Jacobs & Moritz Netenjakob
"Director Katrin Hilbe keeps a close eye on one aspect that could easily go unnoticed with all the jokes bandied about: In a community that for years has been headed by a manipulative chairman who has jovially disguised his autocratic leadership style, the culture of discussion has hardly been able to develop."
Christa Dietrich, Vorarlberger Nachrichten