Rain City Rollers: Press Room

"...only Appino is brazen enough to recreate a 1936 roller derby marathon as a musical that retells the Orpheus and Eurydice myth." - George Wolfe, Metropolitan Living

"Nikki Appino (House of Dames) knows everything there is to know about putting on a completely realized, excellently produced, well-designed, well-funded, stuffed-with-talented-actors show..." - Eric Fredericksen, The Stranger

"If director Nikki Appino should ever decide to abandon the theater, she could make a lot of money coordinating and subverting such Dome-sized spectacles as monster-truck rallies, rock concerts, and wrestling matches. If you doubt me, you haven't seen Rain City Rollers."

"This song and dance extravaganza is bringing in sell-out crowds, and for good reason. It's one of the most exciting performances to be seen from the bleachers since the Mariners vied for the league pennant." - Mary Martin, Smith County Journal

Full Reviews

A Musical on Skates Spins Myths at Sand Point
by Tonia Steed, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
June 15, 2000

The wheel deal: House of Dames' new production is big, fast fun.
by John Longenbaugh, Seattle Weekly
June 8, 2000

Skate, Rattle and Roll
Misha Berson, Seattle Times
June 2, 2000

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