Actor
“The cast is uniformly excellent, but one performer stands out — the lanky Christine Cummings, whose comedic moves bring to mind a young Carol Burnett. Her facial reactions, whether creating new strategy or yearning for a forbidden cigarette, are simply priceless.” — Tom Titus, LA Times Daily Pilot
Best actress: Christine Cummings for “Rumors”. — TimesOC Year in Review
“Christine Cummings as his badgering wife Lucienne also stands out, pitching the perfect note of melodrama necessary for this kind of story.” — Scotty Keister, OC Theater Independent Critic
“Cummings’ rendering of the demanding, haughty Lucienne’s whining hypochondria and polished viciousness border on camp. As such, Cummings outshines and overpowers those around her.” — Eric Marchese, ocregister.com
“The most compelling reason to see Sin is Christine Cummings’s performance as Avery. MacLeod’s greatest achievement in Sin is the creation of a lead role that challenges its actor genuinely to stretch, and Cummings is equal to the task. Avery gets angry, mournful, compassionate, cruel, desperate, self-righteous, exhausted, cold, loving, conspiratorial, and ultimately vulnerable. Cummings inhabits every bit of that, all while evincing a strong co-presence for her castmates, always seeming as if she’s hearing their words for the first time.” — Press Telegram
“Captivating performances by all. Christine Cummings is a superb leading lady. This woman has an amazing presence both on and off the stage. Cummings is a unique beauty that radiates with personality similar to the of Katharine Hepburn. Given that her character was Yale educated, I would not be surprised if Hepburn had an indirect influence on her performance. Simply put, Sin at the Garage Theatre is one of the most powerful artistic experiences I have witnessed.” — Long Beach Union Review
“Cummings is a powerful Avery, multifaceted and even sympathetic at times, which is astounding because there's very little to like about the character. She is acerbic and judgmental, ripping into everyone from her mortally sick brother to her best friend about their sexual and eating habits. Yet Cummings skillfully finds moments to reveal the chinks in Avery's armor, allowing the audience to see a person who seems absolutely aware of who she is, but who really doesn't like living in her skin.” — OC Weekly
“ … Cummings delivers bravura work as the scornful, shrewd Iago. Cummings delivers well-observed comic timing in an animated, juicy performance to be savored. Devious and duplicitous, she revels in her villainy, expertly fanning Hamlet’s suspicions that his wife Juliet is having an affair with Romeo.
She’s also given the unusual yet effective task of functioning as both villain and narrator, which she handles with supreme self-assurance. This Iago has the power to bring the action to a halt, deliver asides to the audience, then allow the play to resume, an aptitude Cummings handles with panache.” — Eric Marchese, OC Register
“At the heart of the story are Iago (Christine Cummings) and Hamlet (Abel Garcia). Iago, who also channels Richard III at times, is deftly played by Cummings with comic gestures and deadly motives, speaking primarily to the audience in a show-stealing performance.” — Scotty Keister - OC Theater Independent Critic
