“ENGROSSING! SPLENDID AND MOVING.

Babak Tafti makes an auspicious New York stage debut as Khadim. Giovanna Sardelli has helmed this one not by steadily increasing the temperature but more like building a roller coaster, with sharp spikes of tension.”

– Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

“Both Turner and Tafti give intense performances.

Joseph’s ear for dialogue is well-tuned”

– Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly

“INTENSE AND TIMELY! A NUCLEAR STANDOFF!

 Thanks to Giovanna Sardelli’s deft and unobtrusive direction, both actors match each other point-for-point and never miss a beat.”
– Zachary Stewart, TheaterMania

“GENIUS!

A masterful playwright, Joseph has captured intrigue with brevity. The North Pool will keep you talking and thinking for a long time, as this play and its timely themes continue to reemerge all around you.”
– Zachary Stewart, TheaterMania

“Babak Tafti masterfully dances through Khadim’s evolution.
Stephen Barker Turner disappears inside the subtle physicality of Danielson”

– Suzy Evans, Backstage

“REMARKABLY ENTICING AND SATISFYING!

As directed by Giovanna Sardelli, The North Pool carries the viewer from a disarmingly casual beginning to an involving, edge-of-your-seat encounter.”

– Diana Barth, The Epoch Times