About Justine...
Justine Lambert is the founder and artistic director of The Looking Glass Theatre in New York started in 1993. She has been working in theater in NY for 18 years during which she has directed and produced dozens of shows, ranging from classical through contemporary to original and experimental. Her direction of The Three Sisters at Looking Glass won an Off Off Broadway Review award for best production, and her Direction of "M" at the Turnip Theatre's play festival won her honorable mention as Best Director. Her work encompasses director, producer, actress, and playwright. She teaches monologue coaching and rehearsal style acting classes. From 1989 through 1991 she was Co-Artistic director of Peregrine Theater a company that produced classics and children's work in Central Park.
DIRECTION QUOTES & PRESS
Blood Sky
Hi! Drama- "The production is wonderfully directed by Justine Lambert who is obviously gifted at coaching and working with performers. All of the actors in the production seemed equally skilled and talented and yet when I read their bios, I was surprised to find the varying training and skill level that they come from. Under Ms. Lambert's direction, all of the actors gave flawless performances. There honestly was not one that was better or worse than another. .... This sense of professionalism amongst the cast members can only be attributed to Ms. Lambert's strong directing and talent for casting. " ~~Glory Bowen
Cardboard Moon (also wrote this production)
Washington Square News- "Cardboard Moon is a joyous piece of work." "Writer/Director Justine Lambert focuses ... and moves through the story swiftly and efficiently, keeping the audience highly entertained while relating a simple but not insubstantial message."
Columbia Spectator- "The acting is daring from start to finish. The play calls for stylized, overblown bits of stage business and for snatches of absurd dialogue, all of which are performed delightfully."
TheaterMania.com- "works wonderfully" "Lambert draws nice parallels between fantasy and reality, the past and the present, and new and old forms of theater."
The Three Sisters
OOBR- "Ms. Lambert directed a real dramatic feast against great odds.
Columbia Spectator "...directed by Justine Lambert, has all the profound seriousness inherent in a Chekhov play coupled with all of the palpable energy and vivaciousness of a new theatrical company-a winning combination." "Lambert's production has added many small touches to The Three Sisters that go a long way towards winning the audience's heart."
Laodamia: Queen of Epirus
TheaterMania.com said the director "discovered and sucked the passionate marrow of ...an obscure 17th century play." "(the director) and (her) cast are up to the challenge."
Richard III
The Fordham Observer said the production "breathes the enthusiasm and creativity of its cast and director."
The Hunter Word- "the all-female cast (is) this change...valid? My answer ..was instantly yes."
The Columbia Spectator- "The Looking Glass Theatre's gimmick of an all woman Richard III is a pretty darn good one."
Fashion
Columbia Spectator- "..the play accomplishes, by use of comedy, both a clever satire of, and a grudging tribute to the world of fashion." "The in your face hilarity of the cast quickly warmed the audience to them, even to the point of certain audience members joining in with the choruses of "Aaaahhh" by the end of the play."
Aphrodite's Dungeon
The Columbia Spectator- "Your funny bone will thank you."
