“‘The Ice-Breaker’ features two strong, yet nuanced, characters who deserve our undivided attention. On stage, Magrath seems like a real human being. She is propelled by Sonia’s endless hot air, which is sometimes a bluster, other times a breeze.”
“Sonia (Monette Magrath) bursts into Lawrence’s world like a miniature hurricane. Magrath conveys Sonia’s quirky charms, and she lets us see enough of her character’s underlying ambition that Sonia’s more selfish actions are plausible, if not likeable.”
“Sensitively and beautifully performed by its two actors…believably true to life. It is almost literally a dance as the two characters venture toward and back away from each other. Magrath impressively delivers science-jargon-laden phrases in giddy torrents.”
“The performances will astound you. Magrath made Sonia a bundle of energy, high strung, to say the least, but in a way that gets into your heart, not under your skin. She made us understand the double-edged sword of the precociousness of genius: she was bubbly, enthusiastic, and curious, all good qualities for a scientist, all good qualities to set her up for a big fall from jealous cohorts.”
— James Scarborough, LA Drama Critics Circle Member Review