Reviews
Falsettos
“Kat Brais and Katie Wanschura round out the cast, playing Charlotte and Cordelia, the lesbian couple from next door. They bring
energy and brightness to the Second Act, and provide warmer, more intricate
harmonies to the songs. … Wanschura demonstrates
charming enthusiasm while Brais shows tender affection towards her lover and her
friends using her mellow alto voice.”
Showbizradio.net
March 24, 2009
“Extraordinary vitality is layered in the 40 songs, along with
complex, multiple harmonies and lyrics alternately poignant, funny and sassy.
Smith's crew expertly exploits those strengths without allowing too much emphasis
on the passe aspects of the story lines and
stereotypical characters. Thus, the actors broaden the rather narrow viewpoint
we get from the oh-so-familiar people of this tale, all comfortably middle
class, white and youthful New Yorkers.”
Michael Toscano-
Washington Post
March 19, 2009
Anne of Green Gables
“This
was a delightful play, well cast and nicely staged. All the actors were
comfortable on stage, and the chemistry between Sarah Chapin as Anne
Shirley and Maggie Solo as Diana Barry was palpable. Overall the pace of the show were well done.”
Showbizradio.net
December 17, 2008
A…My Name is Alice
“Anchoring the show is Kat Brais, who shines in a number of
sketches. She's especially on target as a tyrannical kindergarten teacher… and
in performing the male role in comic Anne Meara's
famous skit about the construction worker who likes to shout at women passing
by, only to be taken to task by an unfazed female…”
Michael Toscano-
October 26, 2006
“… multitalented and charismatic Kat Brais… plays a flirtatious
male construction worker confronted by Nelson after commenting on her "gazoombas."
Kyle Ridley- Potomac News
October 26, 2006
Blood Brothers (Community Theater
Premier)
“…the most
unforgettable musical of the year. Why?
Because the cast was perfection! … The audience was also moved by the powerful
acting and singing of Anita Miller as Mrs. Johnstone,
Kat Brais as Mrs. Lyons…”
Joel
Markowitz- DC
Theater Review
“…with other musical highlights coming from the
mothers. Anita Miller, as poor Mrs. Johnstone, and Kat Brais, as rich Mrs.
Lyons, break hearts with the poignant "My Child," as one wishes for a child and the other agonizes over giving one
up.”
Michael Toscano- Washington
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August 3, 2006
“A superb cast, solid design contributions, and a
really impressive sound from a five piece orchestra are certainly to be praised”
Brad Hathaway- Potomacstages.com Click
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August 2, 2006
“The acting in Blood Brothers is superb”
Evan Frank,- Herndon
Times Click link for full review
August 2006
“This was a superb show….The acting and the singing,
the choreography of the numbers was really superb. This show is such a well performed show that
we’re putting together a new classifications of shows that really stand out to
us”
ShowBizRadio.net
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July 31, 2006
Tom Sawyer
“Other members of the cast provide some very nice
moments, especially Kat Brais as Tom’s Aunt Polly. She has a lovely song in the second act,
“This Time Tomorrow” that touches just the right chord for the scene.”
Brad Hathaway-
April 2006
“Kat Brais lends a fine stage presence and her strong
voice to the role of Aunt Polly.”
PotomacStages.com
April 10, 2006
“The exceptions include the poignant ballad
"Raising a Child," sung with verve by Brais and Ward. They are the
most polished performers in the cast, each with a powerfully rich voice, and
it's enjoyable to have them pair up for a song. Brais is also superb in the
lovely ballad "This Time Tomorrow."’
Michael Toscano-
April 6 2006
“Tom’s Aunt Polly was played by Kat Brais. She had a
really nice singing voice. You could really feel her love for Tom and her
exasperation for some of the antics he did at school and church. But she still
loved him. You could see that in the scene of tucking him in bed …She had a
really nice solo, “This Time Tomorrow.”’
Showbizradio.net
April 2006
The Velveteen Rabbit
“There are a couple of standouts in this
show…Kat Brais is a hoot as Nana, the strong-willed but still loving nanny..”
Matt Reville-
Arlington Sun-Gazette
December 2005
Mame
“Director Joanna Henry has no
problem letting the show rest on the musical thrills provided by stars Gilly Conklin and Kathryn Brais…”
“Kathryn Brais has a
beautiful voice and a developing comedic sensibility that dazzles. She provides the strength next to Conklin
that give the show a lovely lyrical balance.
It is easy to imagine Brais as Mame in another
production in another season.”
Michael Birchenall-
Reston Times
October 27, 2004
City
of Angels
“
Favorite musical moments include
the songs “With Every Breath I Take” sung beautifully by Kathryn Brais…”
Michael Birchenall-
Reston Times
October 28, 2003
Suburb
(Area Premier)
“…the ensemble of Kat Brais, Josh Doyle, Sharon Grant, Tara Leigh Moore, Joshua P. Redford and Joe Richardson sing, act and provide the comic hijinks that give the show its musical comedy verve. The Three women, in particular, Moore, Grant and Brais- belt out their songs with that proper suburban gusto…”
Michael Birchenall- Reston Times
August 12, 2003
You
Can’t Take it With You
“As one of the Sycamore’s colorful guests, Kathryn M. Brais delivers a scene-stealing performance as Olga, a Russian royalty who finds herself cooking in the family’s kitchen.”
Gail Choochan- Potomac News
February
2003
Funny Girl
“…a lively and charismatic young woman with a soaring voice, Kathryn M. Brais, played the much older Mrs. Strakosh…”
“…Weiser teamed with Brais and Gene Bates for a second
act highlight, “Find Youself a
Michael
Toscano-
March 13, 2003
Red Noses
“Kathryn M. Brais gives us the pleasantly lewd Camille, mistress of the whore’s guild, playing us for several well-deserved bawdy laughs.”
Michael Birchenall-
Reston Times
June 2002
Carousel
“Under the direction of Kathryn M. Brais, who plays the role of Mrs. Mullin, the ensemble gives a communal effort worth of sending out to the audience many a good feeling.”
“The director (Brais) takes charge
on the stage as well in her bossy, aggressive role as Mrs. Mullin, the carnival
owner…”
Michael Birchenall-
Times Community
October 2001
