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Folger Theater-Carol Pratt

Shakespeare Santa Cruz-Steve DiBartolomeo

Portland Center Stage-Owen Carey

Shakespeare Theater-Scott Suchman

San Jose Rep-Adam Heyman

Two River Theater Company-

Jim Roese

Arden Theater-Mark Gavin
 

Tom Stoppard's Arcdia
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Cody Nickell and Erin Weaver at The Folger Theater directed by Aaron Posner

Arcadia, The Folger Theater, Septimus Hodge
 
"Dashing"-Washington Times
 
"Scrumptious"-DC Theatre Scene

"At no point do you want to stab him."  -DCist

"The dozen actors form a seamless ensemble, and even those filling the smallest roles are swell. Particularly strong are Erin Weaver, as an aristocratic girl of the 19th century with a surprising, visionary capacity; Holly Twyford, playing a no-nonsense historical investigator; Eric Hissom, in a turn as an academic whose ego drives him to self-destructive stunts; and Cody Nickell, portraying a tutor in the home of Weaver's Thomasina, and who is the unlikely linchpin of events unfolding in both epochs." –Washington Post

"The intertwined storylines is anchored by pitch-perfect turns from Erin Weaver and Cody Nickell (as adolescent math genius Thomasina and her witty-rascal tutor Septimus, the central 19th-century twosome) and Holly Twyford and Eric Hissom as Hannah and Bernard, two modern-era researchers whose mutual suspicion never quite poisons their shared love of the chase." Washington City Paper

"Cody Nickell, as her twenty-something tutor, is the epitome of the coolly brainy, verbally fluent, adventuresome, sexual swordsman par excellence. He is almost never at a loss for words to survive whatever befalls him."-Potomac Stages

"Nickell plays Septimus seriously as the romantic lead, straddling both realms of head and heart, a man of learning who “dips his pen” regularly in the erotic."-nbcwashington.com

How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found
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Cody Nickell at Portland Center Stage directed by Rose Riordon

How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found, Portland Center Stage, Charlie

"Cody Nickell  hits just the right notes as a bright, ambitious go-getter who's suddenly got more than he can handle. As his frustration rises into derangement during act one, he launches a breathless rant about everyday irritations that grows so intensely noxious that you can practically smell the fumes. Yet he remains likeable enough that his abject loneliness in the second act still can move us." - The Oregonian

Romeo and Juliet
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Fin Whitrock, Aubrey Deaker and Cody Nickell at The Shakespeare Theatre, directed by David Muse

Romeo and Juliet, The Shakespeare Theater, Tybalt

"...becoming portrayals...the machismo of Cody Nickell's Tybalt."-The Washington Post

"...Cody Nickell's hot-headed peacock of a Tybalt"- Washington City Paper

"...Nickell's Tyablt is the violent version in this atmosphere, quick to go off like a ghetto gunslinger and just as dangerous..."-Georgetowner.com

"...Nickell...every bit as kick-ass as I expected...Nickell is dangerous and tightly wound, fuming in the corners."-Two Hours Traffic



Macbeth
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Cody Nickell, The Folger Theater and Two River Theater, directed by Aaron Posner and Teller

 

 

Macbeth, The Folger Theater and Two River Theater, Macduff

" Let's just lay our cards on the table: Folger Theatre's new "Macbeth" is a blast...a "Macbeth" that never allows you to breathe easy for long...Cody Nickell's emotionally supple Macduff..."-The Washington Post

"It's a thoroughly credible and accessible production that pays equal heed to the drama's more subtle themes while reveling in the garishness of the Bard's bloodiest play... this "Macbeth" is likely to see a life beyond the tiny stages of Two River and Folger Theaters. It certainly deserves to."-Variety

"Cody Nickell delivers his own notable performance as Macduff. The actor is a slow burn of emotion until the audience is able to witness his final confrontation with Macbeth. The scene is a stark blend of rage and horror. No matter how tempted you might be to look away do not. Screw your courage to the proverbial sticking place and pay it full witness. You will be unsettled but grateful at the end."- Metro Weekly

"This dark, violent thrill-ride of a production is a revelation... Among the standouts...Cody Nickell as a dark and intense Macduff"-DC Theatre Scene

"Time and again individual lines and whole speeches are illuminated by action so appropriate that you'll sit up and catch your breath.  A messenger tells Macduff (Cody Nickell) that his family has been murdered in cold blood, then puts his hand over his mouth in shock. "My wife kill'd too?" Macduff asks in reply, clasping his hands tightly behind his back as if to hold himself together.  Mr. Nickell's Macduff is taut with barely controlled rage...I'm really hoping for a New York run, either Off Broadway or in one of the smaller Broadway houses that let you get close enough to the actors to smell the blood. This horrific, riveting "Macbeth" ought to be seen by as many people as possible."
-The Wall Street Journal

"Cody Nickell powerfully limns the nearly mad revengefulness to which his Macduff is driven." -Talkin' Broadway.com

"...many beautifully delineated performances...Cody Nickell as the great-hearted warrior Macduff" - The Washington Times


Playboy Of The Western World
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Kate Eastwood Norris, Cody Nickell, and Genavieve Elam, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, directed by Bob Moss

The Playboy Of The Western World, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Christy Mahon

"The Perfect Playboy.  SSC delivers a masterful version of J.M. Synge's poignant play...Christy Mahon (played by the exceptionally talented Cody Nickell)."- Metro Santa Cruz

"Moss has his actors performing at their best and brightest...Cody Nickell as the perfectly cast Christy Mahon."-Good Times Santa Cruz

"Cody Nickell can count himself the current ruler of the Central Coast...a hyper-kinetic bundle of intelligence, sex appeal, body language and sensitive character development. The cast is led from start to finish by the irrepressible Nickell, who shows himself, at the end of the day, more than up to the darker moods of Synge’s cautionary tale."  -christinawaters.com



The Pillowman
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Sean Cullen and Cody Nickell, Portland Center Stage, directed by Rose Riordon

 

The Pillowman, Portland Center Stage, Katurian

"'The Pillowman,'...a riveting and sometimes dazzling production...Cody Nickell is simply superb as writer Katurian Katurian...He plays Katurian's moral shadings beautifully."- The Oregonian

"I've seen about a million shows in Portland and The Pillowman stands out as one of the best… officially a must-see." – Portland Mercury

"...with sterling lead performances by Cody Nickell...and Tim True."-The Oregonian



Crime And Punishment
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Cody Nickell and Christopher Donahue, The Arden Theater, directed by Aaron Posner

 
 
 
Crime And Punishment, The Arden Theater, Raskolnikov
 
"Cody Nickell, playing Raskolnikov, was a magnetic presence onstage...Nickell also possessed something unidentifiable that made me believe, for eighty minutes, that he was Raskolnikov"-phillylist.com

"The capable Nickell is physically perfect." –Courier-Post

"A night of compelling theater... A very strong, at times downright elegant production. Sitting in the audience, we are undoubtedly amazed by each performer's passion and skill in the retelling. Cody Nickell emotes Raskolnikov's inner demons with an impressive ferocity." –METRO

"Cody Nickell has the passion the role demands." -talkinbroadway.com



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