As You Like It
Theatre Memphis - Named by The Commercial Appeal as one of the top theatre events in Memphis for 2014. Nominated for six Ostrander Awards: Best Production, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Ensemble Performance.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/go-memphis/arts/stage-reviews/2014-in-review-memphis-best-theater-moments_91953821
http://www.memphisflyer.com/TheaterBlog/archives/2014/07/29/congratulations-to-all-the-ostrander-award-nominees-2013-14
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"the perfect director ...the perfect cast and the perfect context..." - The Memphis Flyer http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/hee-haw-shakespeare/Content?oid=3614623
"The Theatre Memphis production of As You Like It is so remarkably good that the one disappointment you might encounter is finding tickets."...."Director Anita “Jo” Lenhart has wrangled this Shakespearean comedy to bring out its rhythm, flavor, wit and profundity ... enormously entertaining..." - The Commercial Appeal
"The Theatre Memphis production of As You Like It is so remarkably good that the one disappointment you might encounter is finding tickets."...."Director Anita “Jo” Lenhart has wrangled this Shakespearean comedy to bring out its rhythm, flavor, wit and profundity ... enormously entertaining..." - The Commercial Appeal
Bad Jews
Circuit Playhouse - Winner of two 2015 Ostrander Memphis Theatre Awards: Best Small Ensemble and Best Leading Actress in a Drama, also Nominated for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress: "Wickedly funny,...stimulating...Bad Jews is exciting theatre...Director Anita "Jo" Lenhart has done some excellent work here." - BroadwayWorld.com Memphis http://www.broadwayworld.com/memphis/article/BWW-Reviews-Circuits-BAD-JEWS-Is-Exciting-Theatre-20150126#
"Bad Jews is Good Theater at Circuit Playhouse..." - The Memphis Flyer
"Bad Jews Promises to Push Buttons..." "Savagely funny...Director Anita ‘Jo’ Lenhart has forged a nonstop production where the characters are almost always on the move, rhythmically shifting and changing and trying to find a moment’s peace in a small apartment. " - The Commercial Appeal
King Lear
New Moon Theatre - Anita Jo Lenhart, Winner Best Director: 2011-2012 Memphis Theatre Ostrander Awards - Seven nominations, winner of Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound Design and Best Director
"This unassuming, if occasionally shocking production may not be perfect, but it's often very good, and scarcity makes it absolutely precious. Catch it while you can..." - The Memphis Flyer http://www.memphisflyer.com/TheaterBlog/archives/2012/04/11/king-of-fools-new-moon-tackles-lear
