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"Of the many oddballs at this year’s Fringe, my favorite would have to be the narrator of The K of D, an Urban Legend...Playing more than a dozen characters in a small Ohio town, the virtuoso Ms. Friedman offers a bird’s-eye view of a tiny, cloistered world...it’s like a spotlight in a blackout."

Read the entire review from the New York Times.

"a tremendous solo performance by Renata Friedman, who manages to be both wonderfully charming and profoundly disturbing"

Check out the entire review from Time Out New York.

"The K of D is a brilliant, multi-faceted gem that shines with its sharp wit and even sharper dialogue and delivery, all compressed into the talented Renata Friedman, a one-woman ensemble."

See the entire review from Show Business Weekly.

"Schellhardt's lively prose is particularly suited to Friedman's energetic and dynamic stage presence. Friedman embodies nearly everyone in the small town beautifully. It's a haunting and thoroughly enjoyable play and is highly recommended"

Read the entire review from CurtainUp.com.

"The K of D is so fun, creepy, and perfectly executed that people should pack the house to see it and rehash its legend long after they leave the darkened theatre."

Check out the entire review from NYTheatre.com.

"The whole show is like the reflection of an urban legend itself...existing in your mind so deeply, so eerily, so forcefully, that you would swear it is there, until you notice that it's not."

See the entire review at The Fab Marquee.

Pistol Cat Productions' Seattle presentation of The K of D closed August 9th, 2008 after a sold-out, standing-room-only run.

"...Through head-spinning shifts among 16 characters, Renata Friedman grants us the privilege of seeing a young girl's discovery of grief and power through her vulnerable view...Urban legends continue, Friedman notes, because they're more fun to believe. I believe the fun Friedman offers here is legendary."

Read the entire review in the Seattle P.I.

"...Laura Schellhardt's storytelling prowess is nothing short of magical, but it's sublime acting by Renata Friedman and inventive stagecraft that make her clever dramedy work so well...Together playwright, director and actor are so good it's scary."

See the entire review in the Seattle Weekly.

"...Remarkable...Describing Friedman's cracked-mirror performance virtuoso is hardly adequate."

Check out the whole review in the Seattle Times.