“The entire company is excellent, and the direction keeps this play from becoming overly perplexing ... it is a truly enjoyable performance.”
– Kelly Aliano. nytheatre.com, June 16, 2008
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“A flawless theatrical style ... helmed by Alexis Poledouris.”
– Marilyn Stasio. Variety, June 16, 2008
Variety review ...............................................................................................

“Director Alexis Poledouris keeps the action moving and elicits a first-rate performance from each actor.”
– Gwen Orel. Back Stage, February 6, 2008
Back Stage review ...............................................................................................

“Alexis Poledouris's realization of the piece feels flawless, with a quick, breezy pace that never once flags and yet never gives short shrift to the very real and heartfelt emotions that underlie the story. ... Cherubina is one of the most entertaining and well-crafted new plays I've seen this season.”
– Martin Denton. nytheatre.com, February 4, 2008
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“director Alexis Poledouris has paced the play perfectly, never allowing any scene to linger too long but also making sure key moments get their due. That is one of the most impressive aspects about the play; not only is the story enticing, but there is not a wasted moment in it.”
– Doug Strassler. Off Off Online, February 16, 2008
Off Off Online review ...............................................................................................

“Food for Fish is skillfully directed by Alexis Poledouris”
– Anita Gates. The New York Times, July 11, 2006
New York Times review ...............................................................................................

“[Alexis] Poledouris's work here is strong. She's got a good sense of the play's humorously dour themes and expresses them clearly throughout the production ... And she elicits equally strong work from the cast.”
– Michael Criscuolo. nytheatre.com, July 7, 2006
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“Director Alexis Poledouris and designer Shaun Rance create an equally evocative purgatory for God’s Waiting Room”
– Michael Criscuolo. nytheatre.com, August 17, 2005
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“Director Alexis Poledouris and Halfnight’s evocative writing force the audience into the memories of the play’s characters as we tensely anticipate the events leading to their deaths.”
– Michael Wang, Show Business Weekly, August 2005
Show Business Weekly review ...............................................................................................

“Director Alexis Poledouris elicits nicely balanced performances from her actors.”
– Tom Penketh, Back Stage, August 26, 2005 ...............................................................................................

“Alexis Poledouris has directed the challenging script and its sparkling quartet with aplomb.”
– CurtainUp, August 2005
CurtainUp review ...............................................................................................

“Deploying tight direction by Alexis Poledouris”
– Eye on Dance and the Arts, August 20, 2005 ...............................................................................................

“Tight and fast-paced, the show is just an hour long, and yet is rich in detail, gaining power from its economy thanks to the direction by Alexis Poledouris.”
– Gay City News, August 2005 ...............................................................................................

“Ms. Poledouris is exceptionally talented. Her work reflects her innate and passionate and understanding of the theatrical event…”
– Anne Bogart, 2005 ...............................................................................................

“Alexis has the unique ability to mix the ridiculous and the sublime into an intoxicating, theatrical brew.”
– Brian Kulick, 2005 ...............................................................................................

“Director Alexis Poledouris effectively manipulates the limited resources at her disposal to give shape to the production. Her company performs with a heightened intensity…”
– Richard Wattenberg, The Oregonian, August 2000 ...............................................................................................

“Director Alexis Poledouris does an excellent job of staging the action in a confined, junk-packed space.”
– Stefan Silvas, Willamette Weekly, November 1999 ...............................................................................................