H2O - Contemporary American Theatre Festival
"...Diane Mair's Deborah is by turns so fervent and likably wry, that you can't help succumbing to the story..." -Celia Wren, The Washington Post. FULL REVIEW
"this intensely character-driven play, acted to a fare-thee-well by both Ms. Mair and Mr. Podulke in two of the best performances we've ever seen in a live theatrical setting." -Terry Ponick, The Washington Times. FULL REVIEW
"Diane Mair gives the performance of a lifetime, even though I am sure she will play other demanding and miraculous roles in the years to come. Her petite body and gentle soul pack a wallop..." -Robert Michael Oliver, Maryland Theatre Guide. FULL REVEW
"Mair's portrayal of Deborah is magnetic... her eyes eyes and voice make you want to look at her all the time." -Jack L. B. Gohn, Broadway World, Baltimore. FULL REVIEW
"this intensely character-driven play, acted to a fare-thee-well by both Ms. Mair and Mr. Podulke in two of the best performances we've ever seen in a live theatrical setting." -Terry Ponick, The Washington Times. FULL REVIEW
"Diane Mair gives the performance of a lifetime, even though I am sure she will play other demanding and miraculous roles in the years to come. Her petite body and gentle soul pack a wallop..." -Robert Michael Oliver, Maryland Theatre Guide. FULL REVEW
"Mair's portrayal of Deborah is magnetic... her eyes eyes and voice make you want to look at her all the time." -Jack L. B. Gohn, Broadway World, Baltimore. FULL REVIEW
NORTHWEST HIGHWAY - The Gift Theatre
..."includes a simply heartbreaking performance from Mair that reveals the agony of not being able to control someone else's level of maturity and surety." -Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune. FULL REVIEW
"I was particularly impressed by Diane Mair as Rayna, who manages to make persuasive her love of this man-child, right through to the end." -Dueling Critics, WBEZ. FULL REVIEW
"Mair anchors the ensemble as the devoutly catholic Rayna, spanning the emotional spectrum from giddy with elation to bitterly angry. It's a showcase of a part and she meets its demands with a ferocious skill and
intensity." -Catey Sullivan, Examiner. FULL REVIEW
"Diane Mair is extraordinary as John's love interest, Rayna, putting the character's entire history into every
gesture." -Tony Adler, Chicago Reader. FULL REVIEW
THE MADNESS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE: A LOVE STORY - First Folio Theatre
"Diane Mair's Virginia, despite her youth and her wasting illness, radiates the kind of earthy good sense her high-flying husband apparently needed." - Kerry Reid, Chicago Tribune. FULL REVIEW
"Diane Mair carried her part well two years ago, but in this production, she surely owns this role! In the first scene Mair seems to match Poe’s madness a little, then conveys a woman of a hundred possible expressions, using just the right one for the right moment." - Margaret Eva, Chicago Critic. FULL REVIEW
"Diane Mair inhabits the role with spunk, great expression and a heavy dose of southern pride... Mair is solid." - Bryce Isaacson, Chicago Theatre Review. FULL REVIEW
"Virginia, Played by Diane Mair, delicately combines youth and sweetness with a certain wisdom and humor." - M. Eileen Brown, Daily Herald. FULL REVIEW
"Diane Mair carried her part well two years ago, but in this production, she surely owns this role! In the first scene Mair seems to match Poe’s madness a little, then conveys a woman of a hundred possible expressions, using just the right one for the right moment." - Margaret Eva, Chicago Critic. FULL REVIEW
"Diane Mair inhabits the role with spunk, great expression and a heavy dose of southern pride... Mair is solid." - Bryce Isaacson, Chicago Theatre Review. FULL REVIEW
"Virginia, Played by Diane Mair, delicately combines youth and sweetness with a certain wisdom and humor." - M. Eileen Brown, Daily Herald. FULL REVIEW
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY - Northlight Theatre
"There's a strong company of supporting players, including the quirky Diane Mair..." -Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune. FULL REVIEW
"There is excellent work... by Diane Mair (as a desperate young woman hellbent on finding a husband)..." -Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun Times. FULL REVIEW
"Also on hand is Lucy Steele (a nicely idiosyncratic, irresistably effusive Diane Mair), a young woman with marriage on her mind." -Barbara Vitello, Daily Herald. FULL REVIEW
"There is excellent work... by Diane Mair (as a desperate young woman hellbent on finding a husband)..." -Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun Times. FULL REVIEW
"Also on hand is Lucy Steele (a nicely idiosyncratic, irresistably effusive Diane Mair), a young woman with marriage on her mind." -Barbara Vitello, Daily Herald. FULL REVIEW
RENT - NightBlue Theater
"Playing... Maureen is the lovely Diane Mair, whose classy version of "Over The Moon" gives depth to a silly song." -Scotty Zacher, Chicago Theatre Beat. FULL REVIEW
"Diane Mair and Whitney White's Maureen and Joanne are sexy femme lesbians, and their confident "Take Me or Leave Me" is a highlight of the show in the best musical-comedy sense." -John Olson, Talkin' Broadway. FULL REVIEW
"Diane Mair and Whitney White's Maureen and Joanne are sexy femme lesbians, and their confident "Take Me or Leave Me" is a highlight of the show in the best musical-comedy sense." -John Olson, Talkin' Broadway. FULL REVIEW