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3Christs<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n http:\/\/newyorktheatrereview.blogspot.com\/2014\/09\/your-own-personal-jesus-rachel-kerry-on.html<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Milton (played with smug cheer by Christopher Hurt) leads the operation, delighted at the opportunity to save his \u201cthree Christs.\u201d<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/09\/10\/theater\/3-christs-about-milton-rokeachs-1959-study.html<\/a><\/p>\n But \u201c3 Christs\u201d is more tragedy than comedy, and the tragedy is Rokeach\u2019s. Mr. Hurt does a fine job of making him both well-meaning and hubristic. For most of the play, he veers from one ethically dubious stance to another \u2026. he introduces each adjustment in protocol with the flourish of a magician.<\/p>\n And a Wake-Up<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.nytheatre.com\/Review\/carissa-cordes-2010-8-18-and-a-wake-up<\/a><\/p>\n Hurt does well as the hateful, shifty, and very human Sloan.<\/p>\n Can You Hear Their Voices<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n http:\/\/showbusinessweekly.com\/article-1262-can-you-hear-their-voices.html<\/a><\/p>\n Their energetic performances have that rousing quality, which is so essential to the genre. Christopher Hurt, as Jim Wardell, delivers his philosophy with compassion and charisma, making him perfect as the ideological voice of the play.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/06\/11\/theater\/reviews\/11can.html<\/a><\/p>\n Still, the cast of 11, playing more than 30 characters, is capable, particularly Christopher Hurt as Wardell, a farmer whose beliefs are born of disappointment.<\/p>\n http:\/\/offoffonline.com\/?p=5031<\/a><\/p>\n Among the standouts are Christopher Hurt as Wardell, a desperate, left-leaning farmer \u2026<\/p>\n The Three Sisters<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.theasy.com\/Reviews\/threesisters.php<\/a><\/p>\n Christopher Hurt is charming as Chebutykin, the aged, fun-loving and accepting doctor.<\/p>\n http:\/\/culturalcapitol.com\/2010\/01\/26\/three-sisters\/<\/a><\/p>\n My favorite player and character is Christopher Hurt as Chebutykin. You can almost smell stale cigar smoke, newsprint, and vodka in his beard, the smell of despair in the face of mediocrity.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.nytheatre.com\/Review\/shelley-molad-2010-1-23-three-sisters<\/a><\/p>\n Notable performances are Chebutykin, played gracefully by Christopher Hurt \u2026<\/p>\n Theft of Imagination<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.nytheatre.com\/Review\/martin-denton-2007-11-18-theft-of-imagination<\/a><\/p>\n As their handlers, Christopher Hurt and Angus Hepburn do expert work, keeping the boys, each other, and us guessing all the time as to their actual motives.<\/p>\n The Rules of Charity<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/new-york-city-theater\/reviews\/06-2007\/the-rules-of-charity_10881.html<\/a><\/p>\n Hurt presents a fully-rounded portrayal of Monty, capturing the character’s capacity for pettiness, love, anger, tenderness, and depression. His physical characterization of Monty’s disability is so convincing that it comes as something of a shock during a couple of scene changes where you see him get up quickly from the floor and cross the room without any assistance.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.nytheatre-wire.com\/ps07065t.htm<\/a><\/p>\n Hurt, for his part, was so utterly believable as Monty this reviewer was not sure whether or not the actor is really disabled.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.nytheatre.com\/Review\/michael-criscuolo-2007-6-2-the-rules-of-charity<\/a><\/p>\n As Monty, Christopher Hurt anchors the production with a performance notable for both its soul and its deft physical execution.<\/p>\n It’s Good Enough For Me<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.backstage.com\/review\/reviews_137\/<\/a><\/p>\n The ringmaster in the middle of all this madness is the Reverend Chester K. Tackleberry (Christopher Hurt), who sermonizes his flock by day and seduces its female members by night. Loping about like an evangelical Groucho Marx, Hurt delivers his physical and verbal sidestepping with hilarious results.<\/p>\n Chip Deffaa (no link available; Comedy Pick of the Week in NY Post)<\/p>\n I’m not sure what writer Barry Rowell expects us to take away from his uneven, absurdist comedy about a fast-talkin’, soft-soapin’ preacher of old-time religion, “It’s Good Enough for Me.” But Christopher Hurt portrays Rev. Tackleberry with such irresistible, Groucho-Marxian flair, this comedy’s title seems apt.<\/p>\n Risk Everything<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.curtainup.com\/motel.html<\/a><\/p>\n The most interesting of the performers, Christopher Hurt as Michael, is the best equipped to extract the wry sense of humor in the multi-layered text.<\/p>\n Book narration:<\/b><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.audiofilemagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n The Fifth Horseman<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Christopher Hurt does a masterful job of narration. His pacing and voice identify each individual and draw the reader into the action. At the same time, Hurt’s sensitive interpretation allows the reader to sympathize with the different dilemmas involved. The scenario seems plausible; Hurt’s powerful reading moves it into the realm of possibility.<\/p>\n The Natural<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Christopher Hurt’s vaguely Midwestern voice is wonderfully matched to the characters–the seedy agents, the other players, the “dames” Roy gets involved with, the greedy owners and Roy himself. Hurt’s voice has the perfect combination of flatness and emotion common to the finest sports announcers.<\/p>\n The Moviegoer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In a gentle Southern accent narrator Christopher Hurt delivers the story with a slow, lazy lilt which suits the text and evokes a pervading spiritual emptiness.<\/p>\n Humboldt’s Gift<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This production is exceedingly well-narrated by Christopher Hurt, whose narrator’s voice conveys the various moods of the main character, Charles Citrine, an aging Lothario, battling the aging process and his writer’s block.<\/span><\/p>\n The Killer Angels<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Christopher Hurt brings life to Michael Shaara’s words as listeners examine the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of leaders from both sides. Hurt’s narrative style never overdramatizes or overplays roles. He brings an appropriate wistfulness to his voice in the closing chapters as we learn of the hopeless feelings of Confederate Generals Longstreet and Armistead. The sobering reflections of Maine college professor turned Medal of Honor winner, Joshua Chamberlain, leave the greatest impression.<\/span><\/p>\n The Steve Jobs Way<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Christopher Hurt gives an outstanding narration of this insider\u2019s analysis of Steve Jobs\u2019s one-of-a-kind leadership at Apple. Hurt\u2019s casual gravitas is perfect for an analytic business biography; he\u2019s superb at using his vocal tone and phrasing to emphasize crucial points.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Theater Reviews: 3Christs http:\/\/newyorktheatrereview.blogspot.com\/2014\/09\/your-own-personal-jesus-rachel-kerry-on.html Dr. Milton (played with smug cheer by Christopher Hurt) leads the operation, delighted at the opportunity to save his \u201cthree Christs.\u201d http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/09\/10\/theater\/3-christs-about-milton-rokeachs-1959-study.html But \u201c3 Christs\u201d is more tragedy than comedy, and the tragedy is Rokeach\u2019s. Mr. Hurt does a fine job of making him both well-meaning and hubristic. For most of … Continue reading Press<\/span>