PRESS

Blue Collar Diaries

“Her memories of dealing with the quiet, repressed anger of her Korean war vet father moved me to tears.

This is one of the funniest, most moving plays I've ever seen, anywhere”.

Joe Nathan, Highland Park

“Michelle Myers Berg......spins vastly illuminating tales – sometimes hysterical, sometimes heartbreaking – drawn from her own childhood experiences. Berg remarkably embodies over 20 characters during the performance, each role filled with a resounding sense of empathy and honesty.”

Brad Richason, Minneapolis Examiners, Arts & Entertainment

“In a play that's carefully populated with eccentric and flashy characters, her father, who is never openly eccentric or flashy, ends up being the one we want to hear the most about, and that's a hell of a great eulogy to give the man”.

The Arts Writer

"Blue Collar Diaries is a boldly compassionate work that never succumbs to blind patriotism or agitprop.”

John Townsend, Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Myers has both a keen memory and a facility for bringing these characters to life with her voice, carriage and an item or two of clothing. Sensitive yet clear-eyed, Blue Collar Diaries pays homage to a host of unsung heroes.” “...her homespun, humorous and sometimes heartbreaking tale of growing up in Merriam Park resonates far beyond the borders of her old neighborhood”.

Dominic P. Papatola, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Top Ten Plays of 2009

33 Variations - Park Square

“Michelle Myers also impresses in a very believable turn as the employee at a Beethoven archive who becomes Brandt’s closest friend during her musical sleuthing and spiraling health crisis.”

R. Hubbard, Pioneer Press

Damn Yankees - Ordway Center

“Michelle Myers and Regina Marie Williams give terrific comic turns as Doris and Sister, Meg's friends who are also big time Senator fans.”

A. Dorman, Talkin’ Broadway

Steel Magnolias - Old Log Theatre

“The sparring and one-ups(wo)manship between Michelle Myers Berg (Clairee) and Shelli Place (Ouiser) as the town’s rival socialites are also something marvelous to behold.”

Basil Consadine, T.C. Daily Planet

Radio Gals - Sidekick Theatre

“...I give high praise to Michelle Berg as Hazel for her creamy rich low alto voice and her ability to command the stage. Her stage presence lead the show and the show would not have worked nearly as well without her. She had some parts of the show that you wanted to just listen to her voice”.

Nikki Abramson, Minnesota Playlist