"First she takes Manhattan": Libby Skala's TIME TO DANCE in NYC

We brought Libby Skala to Pacific Theatre a couple seasons back to do her one-woman show LiLiA!, which was a great success. This spring she was back with A TIME TO DANCE, and now the show is in the New York Fringe. Check out these reviews! (Who says New York's a tough theatre town? They love Libby!)

THE NEW YORK TIMES
"A Time to Dance provides a worthwhile reason to bask in the company of a tenacious woman who fled Nazi-occupied Austria for New York. Funny… captivating… charming… Ms. Skala's convincing portrayal is the reason Polk is brought to life with such vibrancy." ~ Gia Kourlas

TIMEOUT NY
“With elegant triumph, Skala manages to hold the audience’s attention—and keep it smiling—with a pointed tale of hardship.... She ultimately leaves the audience with a …message of belief in a great and invisible love, and of faith in the strength of one’s ‘core’ that nothing can touch.” ~ Katy Reddin


BACK STAGE CRITICS PICK
“A Time to Dance is a sparkling one-woman show. A vivacious actor, Skala brings childlike exuberance and lots of freeform expressive dance movement to her poignant portrayal of an undaunted survivor.” ~ Lisa Jo Sagolla

CURTAIN UP
“If survival is an art, then A Time to Dance vividly underscores that truth. The magic of the show is in its almost child-like simplicity and total lack of gimmicks. Skala deftly impersonates Lisl and credibly tells her story…with unswerving accuracy.” ~ Deirdre Donovan

TALK ENTERTAINMENT
“Emotions flow as beautifully as [Skala’s] movements across the stage…a fascinating, humorous and touching journey. Libby Skala won “Best Solo Performer” for A Time to Dance at the London Fringe Festival. She will undoubtedly be in the running to win the same at this Festival also.” ~ Oscar Moore

BLOGCRITICS
“A must-see! A Time to Dance is truly uplifting without being saccharine, and that is perhaps the greatest miracle of all.” ~ Jon Sobel

LIFE UPON THE SACRED STAGE
“I had tears of happiness in my eyes at the end of Libby Skala’s one-woman play…[Skala] was shimmering as Lisl. I strongly encourage you to see this beautiful show.” ~ Retta Blaney

J.B. SPINS
“Dramatically well structured, Polk's story has the potential to appeal to a wide commercial audience as an inspiring story of the immigrant experience.” ~ Joe Bendel

And last but not least a lovely blog review