PRESS AND REVIEWS

”Morris manages the tough job of keeping Doris from being just hard-boiled. We get to see that she’s been hurt and is protecting herself with a carefully built shell and a sharp pair of eyebrows.”
- Lexi Bainas, Cowichan Valley Citizen

Photo Credit: Lexi Bainas

”In the key role of the omniscient stage manager, Michelle Morris takes on a daunting responsibility – it’s on her shoulders to set both scene and mood, at virtually every step. It’s something the eminently capable Morris accomplishes gently but very surely, quickly establishing a friendly rapport with the audience that serves the play admirably.”
- Alex Browne, Surrey Now Leader

Photo Credit: John Prouse

”There are some outstanding performances, notably Michelle Morris whose Celia is so responsive that she communicates volumes even when she doesn’t have a line.”
- Kathleen Oliver, The Georgia Straight

”Three young performers ace it. All three have the confidence to deliver unadorned performances, to simply say their lines and mean them. Michelle Morris makes a charmingly grounded yet playful Celia.”
- Colin Thomas, Colin Thomas Reviews

Photo Credit: David Cooper Photography

”The mother’s devotion to her ordinary husband turned revolutionary and love for her son and the niece she’d raised are obvious in every word and action. Given the few lines of comic relief, and they do come as a relief, Morris’s timing is flawless.”
- Lorraine Graves, The Richmond Sentinel

Photo Credit: Emily Cooper Photography

“Individual cast members take up the challenge of bringing life to their roles and to the language, sometimes with remarkable spins and flourishes. Michelle Morris as Sister Laura (Friar Laurence) is the salt of the earth, and in the simplest of gestures—wiping her hands on an apron as she comes from the garden—conveys her entire world.”
- Janis La Couvee, Janis La Couvee Reviews

Photo Credit: David Lowes Photography

Review for Picnic
Phoenix Theatre

”One of the standout performances here is Michelle Morris’ portrayal of the single schoolteacher Rosemary. Morris manages to capture both surface and hidden emotions found in her character, whose arc is one of the most moving in the entire show.”
- Erin Anderson, Culture Vulture Victoria

Photo Credit: David Lowes Photography

Kind Words from Directors

“Michelle is one of the most talented emerging actors I have ever met. I was amazed by her emotional depth; she is the kind of performer who no matter how many times you see the show, you are always engaged when she is on stage.”
- Fay Nass

“Michelle is an intelligent, thoughtful, positive, and lovely actor. She demonstrated a strong tenacious work ethic. Michelle brought great specificity to her work and a wonderful, mature, professional attitude.”
- Sarah Rodgers

“Michelle is a smart, mature and thoughtful performer. Her work was delightful, always repeatable, and always growing on what had come before.”
- Rachel Peake

“Michelle was a dream to work with. Her work was emotionally layered and playfully precise. She always had a wealth of offers for me to shape. I think of Michelle as a contemporary and she would be an asset to any company.”
- Michael Scholar Jr.