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"Explores sex and litigation with crowd-pleasing cleverness. Rouda ratchets up the tempos, which his competent actors play to the hilt. Zigzags from tart satire to emotional acuity. Fans of David E. Kelley's oeuvre will dig this slickly mounted double bill."
LA TIMES

"David Rouda has written and directed a pair of snappy one-acts that grapple with strong women and the squeamish men in their lives. In his post-feminist sagas, Rouda nimbly dances beneath a discomfiting anger at women that's always hovering over the stage but never quite lands thanks to Rouda's nimble humor and ultimate respect for all of his characters. Rouda spins the innate comedy into a meaning of life brawl. Lovely performances all around. Very entertaining. GO!"
Steven Leigh Morris --LA WEEKLY THEATRE EDITOR

"Relax, SPERM WARFARE is not a porno. The writing by David Rouda is very intelligent. The direction works. Ensuing histrionics lead to a fantastic vaudevillian dance sequence."
TOLUCAN TIMES

"Two one-acts benefit greatly from the highly literate pen of David Rouda, who also directs with style. Sperm Warfare is a stunningly realistic take on in-vitro fertilization. Amazing performances, highly physical, nakedly honest. A dirty bomb waiting to explode. Combination murderous hockey match and heavyweight championship fight. The emotional and psychological pressure extends way beyond the stage to become ours. With a huge sense of engaging silliness, Rouda's writing cleverly balances what could have been super-aggressive feminism. Pomp's huge cast of 15 fascinating characters, all huge showboaters, are moved along at a rattling pace by Rouda and are wonderful to listen to and watch on a swell set. Critic's Pick."
Madeleine Shaner -- BACKSTAGE WEST

"The audience is totally transported by the wickedly clever dialogue of multiple threat David Rouda. Sperm Warfare is scathingly true to life. Hilariously funny at the same time as brutally honest, and always superbly acted, without even mentioning the terrific, scarily realistic dialogue. Pomp & Circumstance cases are particularly edgy, imaginative, unusual, smart, and very, very funny, at the same time as being seriously moving and superbly written. Wonderful character work in the a huge cast, far too numerous to mention. Very fine theatre."
PARK LABREA NEWS/BEVERLY PRESS

"Both Pomp and Sperm consist of quirky and witty humor that's too good for a sitcom. Both of these plays are fast, funny, and very unique. One won't find such a pair on any stage."
ACCESSIBLY LIVE

"Well done and very different. Worth seeing. Funny."
LA SPLASH MAGAZINE