(Click on quotes for links to full reviews)
Hamlet. A Version - Off-Broadway with Red Lab & Roust Theatre Co.
"Doofuses Rosencrantz (Owen Scott) and Guildenstern (Michael Propster), visitors who in their own way fit right in."
-The New York Times
"The other stand-out actor is Michael Propster, who plays Guildenstern (and later Osric) with brilliant hilarity."
-StageBuddy
"Owen Scott and Michael Propster are wonderfully amusing as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and exhibit their dramatic talents in several other roles."
-Theater Scene
"Guildenstern and Rosencrantz (Michael Propster and Owen Scott, respectively) were perhaps subject to the most scrutiny by the general public, as the two characters are some of the most memorable in all of Shakespeare. Both offer compelling and particularly elastic performances, especially in playing as the actors in the play before the king. Their performance is hilariously melodramatic and awkward, but charming, nonetheless."
-The Knockturnal
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Owen Scott and Michael Propster) are pawns in everyone’s game and comic relief."
-Times Square Chronicles
"Lead by a powerhouse cast, Hamlet. A Version does a fantastic job at keeping the audience engaged and on the edge of their seats."
-YesBroadway
"The entire cast is splendid in their acting."
-Just Cliq It
Navigator in Love with Red Lab Productions
"One of "2 Off-Broadway shows to see this summer!" -Used York City
"Michael Propster carries the bulk of the play. His work is absolutely terrific. As the navigator’s behavior becomes more and more outrageous, he responds with incredulity that wanes as he habituates to each level of delusion. Nervous and animated, he’s the very picture of loneliness. We believe every step of his descent into madness." -Total Theatre, Steve Capra
"A perfectly cast Michael Propster." -Theater Scene
"And the play really is driven by Michael Propster. He does a wonderful job of portraying the complexity of the character. In fact, throughout the play you actually feel as if you are the character’s head, trying to discern reality from the bizarre notions that are planted by the Navigator." -Used York City
"Michael Propster, the center of a strong cast, plays Rostom as a man who blusters his way through discomfort, capably suggesting an inner turmoil and desperation that increasingly manifests itself outwardly." -Culture Catch
A Midsummer Night's Dream with Shakespeare Festival St. Louis.
"Michael Propster is a treat."
-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Michael Propster (Peter Quince), Stephen Pilkington(Bottom), Jay Stadler (Flute), Jerry Vogel (Starveling), Reginald Pierre (Snout), and Allen Knoll (Snug) provide plenty of entertainment in their role as the Rude Mechanicals, and the play within a play that they perform, which is always a highlight, stands out here as well."
-BroadwayWorld.com
"Highly entertaining (is) Michael Propster as Peter Quince, the carpenter who fashions his colleagues into intrepid actors or at least facsimiles thereof."
-Ladue News
" Michael Propster (has) memorable scenes in (his) supporting role."
-KDHX
"The “Pyramus and Thisby” play-within-a-play is riotously funny, as well–with all of the players (Michael Propster as Peter Quince, Jay Stalder as Francis Flute, Jerry Vogel as Robin Starveling, Reginald Pierre as Tom Snout, and Alan Knoll as Snug) contributing to the hilarity. This performance is a real highlight of this production. "
-Snoop's Theatre Thoughts
Perceval at FringeNYC
"Michael Propster’s Perceval is funny and likable."
-New York Times
"Spunky, stripped-down...smart, droll theater on a shoestring."
-New York Times
"Informative and entertaining...The cast is very well trained and work seamlessly together...great fun."
- nytheatre.com
-New York Times
"Spunky, stripped-down...smart, droll theater on a shoestring."
-New York Times
"Informative and entertaining...The cast is very well trained and work seamlessly together...great fun."
- nytheatre.com
Orphans at Seacoast Rep
"Michael Propster embodies the sweet, childlike Philip. He is funny,
touching — not to mention touched — and completely endearing. His face
radiates innocence and vulnerability that is both charming and
heartbreaking. Propster creates a character you cheer on, want to
protect and to take home — it doesn't get much better than that."
- Portsmouth Herald
"Flawless acting... Impeccably executed."
- Portsmouth Herald
"Propster does fine work balancing his weaknesses with his inherent intelligence and desire for human connection. He makes Philip both a comedic character and a poignant one; his slow rise in strength is beautifully wrought."
- Boston Phoenix
"Well-acted...Sensational Performance... Stellar Cast."
- The Wire
"Propster...shows us a character that is simultaneously comical and tragic."
- The Wire
"killer impressions...his recreations of TV spiels are priceless...in a great scene, Philip (Propster) unforgettably play(s) a huge black man."
- Portland Phoenix
- Portsmouth Herald
"Flawless acting... Impeccably executed."
- Portsmouth Herald
"Propster does fine work balancing his weaknesses with his inherent intelligence and desire for human connection. He makes Philip both a comedic character and a poignant one; his slow rise in strength is beautifully wrought."
- Boston Phoenix
"Well-acted...Sensational Performance... Stellar Cast."
- The Wire
"Propster...shows us a character that is simultaneously comical and tragic."
- The Wire
"killer impressions...his recreations of TV spiels are priceless...in a great scene, Philip (Propster) unforgettably play(s) a huge black man."
- Portland Phoenix
Lips Together, Teeth Apart at Bay Theatre
 |
 |
“The acting was good -- almost flawless”
-The Capital
"A slick production. They do well by this.”
-Trey Graham of Washington City Paper on WETA Television's "Around Town"
“Michael Propster as Sam, a kind of Everyman contractor, conveys his character's aching need for his wife's love and fidelity along with his addiction to success”
-The Baltimore Sun
“Michael Propster, who plays Sam, is very effective at conveying his character's everyman qualities, as well as his deeper thoughts.”
-The Capital
“Mr. Propster is amusing as the paranoid, but ultimately needy Sam”
-DramaUrge.com
"All four actors give performances to make Bay Theatre proud."
- Bay Weekly
“Michael Propster gives (his) best”
-Bay Weekly
A Christmas Carol at Trinity Rep
-The Capital
"A slick production. They do well by this.”
-Trey Graham of Washington City Paper on WETA Television's "Around Town"
“Michael Propster as Sam, a kind of Everyman contractor, conveys his character's aching need for his wife's love and fidelity along with his addiction to success”
-The Baltimore Sun
“Michael Propster, who plays Sam, is very effective at conveying his character's everyman qualities, as well as his deeper thoughts.”
-The Capital
“Mr. Propster is amusing as the paranoid, but ultimately needy Sam”
-DramaUrge.com
"All four actors give performances to make Bay Theatre proud."
- Bay Weekly
“Michael Propster gives (his) best”
-Bay Weekly
A Christmas Carol at Trinity Rep
"Propster creates some comic relief as one of Ripley's victims, as well as two different servants with slightly different vaudevillian Italian accents."
Figaro at Brown/Trinity Rep
Figaro at Brown/Trinity Rep
“Michael Propster keeps the laughs coming as Cherubin”
-Providence Journal
The Hundred Dresses at Imagination Stage
-Providence Journal
The Hundred Dresses at Imagination Stage
“Michael Propster gives an enjoyably wild-eyed rendition as Jack, a comic's nerd.”
-The Washington Post
The Boys Next Door at Journeymen Theatre Ensemble
-The Washington Post
The Boys Next Door at Journeymen Theatre Ensemble
"The most haunting performance was Michael Propster’s golf obsessed Barry whose breakdown after an abusive visit from his father is heart wrenching."
- DC Theatre Scene
“Michael Propster is quite touching.”
-Potomac Stages
“As schizophrenic Barry, Michael Propster takes a "Who's on first?" gag and runs with it or, more appropriately, hits a hole in one. But it's when his father comes to visit and you begin to see why Barry is so emotionally troubled, that the role suddenly moves from the background of the play into the forefront. The one swift movement Mr. Propster makes when he dives from the couch to the floor speaks volumes.”
-CurtainUp
- DC Theatre Scene
“Michael Propster is quite touching.”
-Potomac Stages
“As schizophrenic Barry, Michael Propster takes a "Who's on first?" gag and runs with it or, more appropriately, hits a hole in one. But it's when his father comes to visit and you begin to see why Barry is so emotionally troubled, that the role suddenly moves from the background of the play into the forefront. The one swift movement Mr. Propster makes when he dives from the couch to the floor speaks volumes.”
-CurtainUp
