Raymond J. Barry nominated for an Independent Spirit Award

“The ideas expressed here are both exhilarating and cathartic. This is speech at its most theatrically extreme. One leaves Theater For The New City not knowing whether to go home, or out for a stiff drink.” BACK WHEN-BACK THEN, Ricky Spears, In Theater, New York City, November 28, 1997.

“Barry’s artistry is definite. Form and content are inseparable in ONCE IN DOUBT adding up to a statement that is coherent, evocative and richly entertaining. The short play is wonderfully full and despite its serious themes - delightfully funny. The dialogue is sharp and witty. The man’s mental journeys are full of powerful images and strong, elastic rhythms. The play suggests reality with deep thought and imagination.” Eric Suben, Villager Downtown, New York City, November 27, 1984.

“This brief, surrealistic one-act explores a grown man’s conflicting feelings about his domineering mother with an intensity that borders on savagery.” MOTHER’SON, Tom Jacobs, Daily Variety, March 16, 1994. Los Angeles.