“The plucky Henrietta, (is) brought to luminous life by a never-better Magrath…in Monette Magrath, playwright Gunderson has found her ideal, irresistible leading lady.”
“Monette Magrath captures Leavitt’s passion for astronomy much as Jody Foster did for Eleanor Arroway in ‘Contact,’ without turning the play into something only a scientist could love. In Magrath’s performance, the audience feels her joy. And the audience, much of it made up of attendees of the 2011 Pacific Playwright’s Festival, gave it a standing ovation.”
“Ms. Magrath was the most pleasant to watch when she exhibited the character’s wonder at the sky, and was downright funny when thrown for a loop by love.”
“Monette Magrath gives a very watchable performance. Her interactions with her professional colleagues provide much of the driving force behind the often intellectual action in the show.”
“Magrath is at her best in scenes with Cottrell; the sister relationship, filled with rivalry and bitterness as well as love, is believable and fascinating.”