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Photo Credits: 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-T. Charles Erickson Wilma
Theater-Jim Roese Arden Theater-Mark Gavin
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| 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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