Reviews
Everyone’s a Critic
46 Plays for America's First Ladies
"Nicole Ruthmarie is memorable throughout... In one especially moving scene, Sally Hemings (played by Ruthmarie) and Martha, Thomas Jefferson’s daughter, discuss their very different roles in history. Sally is melancholy and realistic; Martha is an archetypical example of white fragility." - Sophia Howes, DC Theater Arts
Unprotected
"Ruthmarie is compelling in her concern, her disappointment, her shock, as well as her festiveness toward the beginning of the play. She does a fantastic job of trying to connect with her fellow actors on stage and react genuinely to what they give her." - Gwyneth Sholar, DC Theater Arts
Heartland
"Nicole Ruthmarie as the mother, whose grief was violated by the antigay demonstrations that were staged by the church members, embodied timeless righteous indignation and rage." - Gregory Ford, DC Theater Arts
Henry V
"Nicole Ruthmarie, having played a variety of supporting roles in Brave Spirits’ repertory of Shakespeare’s history plays, created one of the most unforgettable images of this company’s all-too-short season on the final evening of their run. She brought you face-to-face with Katherine’s status as little more than meat on a hook, a hostage to her father’s will. Forget any naïve romantic notions you might have had about boy-meets-girl; the look of fear in her eyes, as her husband-to-be goes for the clinch, forced me to forget everything I thought I knew about the “romance” between England and France at the height of the Hundred Years’ War." —Andrew Walker White, DC Metro Theater Arts
Use All Available Doors
"The actors all do good work, especially Carter, Ruthmarie and Solo, who each inhabit a wide variety of characters convincingly." - Tim Treanor, DC Theatre Scene
Trojan Women Project
"Nicole Ruthmarie plays a Cassandra-like figure who ferociously debates Renea S. Brown, who has the role of a conservative D.C. beauty queen named Reagan." - Nelson Pressley, Washington Post
Oleanna
"Ruthmarie has no trouble powerfully establishing her character. The two monologues she delivers in the final scene are meaty, weighty and satisfying, and though we may have doubts over whether John has received the sentence he deserves, it is impossible not to feel some sympathy for Carol in the way Ruthmarie handles her." - Tim Treanor, DC Theatre Scene
Can't Complain
"Nicole Ruthmarie adds sweetness and grace as both the granddaughter and nurse's aid." - Roger Catlin, Broadway World