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Baranski is a deliciously malicious stepmother, flanked by Tammy Blanchard and the always ripely funny Lucy Punch as her daughters.

From Time • Dec. 27, 2014

New Orleans playwright John Biguenet's ripely poetic tale of an Appalachian crone who may or may not be a witch receives a striking West Coast premiere starring the redoubtable Jenny O'Hara.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2014

Mr. Ferguson has the most ripely funny roles, in particular the visiting servant, whose horror at the romantic attentions of Adriana’s kitchen maid provides the production with its delectable high point.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2013

There are some lines that are so ripely in the Williams vein that they might have been written by a parodist.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2012

The moon hung ripely between two heavy gray clouds.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen