Press

Well     December 2013
"Virginia Wall Gruenert's miraculous performance as Ann is as amazing as it is because it's all happening in miniature." City Paper
Virginia Wall Gruenert... plays Ann with an admirable low center of gravity...it's the best thing I've seen her do."
 Post-Gazette





The Other Place     October 2012

"The performance is heartbreaking..." Pittsburgh Magazine
"...cheering it's lead actress...with intensity and bravado..."

Observer-Reporter
"...a commanding tour-de-force performance..."
Pittsburgh Owl Scribe
"...she has it all, she does it all..." WRCT Pittsburgh
"...equal to the challenge...dominating the play..." Coal Hill Blog




The House of Yes      December 2011

"Fortunately, Virginia Wall Gruenert, as Mrs. Pascal, has both the jokes and the skill to knock 'em home." Pittsburgh City Paper 

"Mrs. Pascal... is played to perfection by Virginia Wall Gruenert... she is a gorgon of a mother... She has a real knack for delivering Pascal’s deadly one-liners." Pittsburgh Theater Today 

"Mrs. Pascal...is savagely funny..." Observer-Reporter


Shaken & Stirred       October 2011


  "... no doubt that you will be stirred by the performances and by the stories of Shaken and Stirred, written by Virginia Wall Gruenert...The result left a deep, thoughtful, strong impression long after I’d departed the theater..." WRCT Pittsburgh
"...her brutally powerful one-act play looks at how bouts with the bottle adversely affect the lives of a group of women...a gripping, emotion-packed drama with considerable moments of comic relief ... " Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"...Gruenert  has a star turn in the surprising role of a long-time AA sponsor, not to mention Happy's beleaguered mother." Pittsburgh City Paper

 'Night, Mother   October 2010   

"Acted with nothing less than brilliance by Virginia Wall Gruenert." Observer-Reporter

"...Gruenert pulls out all the stops as Thelma...she really displays her acting chops by showing an incredible range of emotions." Pittsburgh Out Magazine
"...Gruenert's Thelma , meanwhile, is an ...emotional maelstrom..." Pittsburgh City Paper



Agnes Of God           October 2009

"...Gruenert manages to flow from hard-nosed atheist shrink to a curious, faith-searching healer in a slow, even keel" Pittsburgh City Paper 

"I admire Gruenert's performance..."  Observer-Reporter

"...Gruenert manages to embody...to perfection."  Pittsburgh Out Magazine



Seasons Greetings    December 2008

"Gruenert's comedic timing and command of the stage are evident..."  Pittsburgh City Paper

"...a tour de force for Gruenert..."
 Observer-Reporter



Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?     August 2008

"...you will find no flaw in the performing...Edward Albee would be proud."
WRCT Pittsburgh

"...Gruenert still comes through beautifully..."
Observer Reporter


Shaken & Stirred    
November 2007

" ... a triumph..."  Observer Reporter"... Best Play 2007 ..."  Pittsburgh Post Gazette  - Readers Choice