REVIEWS - THEATRE

THE TEENY-TINY PIT ORCHESTRA

"Adding immensely to the show’s sense of mystery...is the live performance of the one-man musical whirlwind Scott Paulson... Paulson summons spooky, undulating tones from two theremins in The Man Who. He also plays oboe, percussion and various oddball instruments, and is heard as the vaguely ominous, disembodied voice of a scientist. Recruiting Paulson was a savvy move by director Kristianne Kurner, whose sense of atmosphere is smartly in tune with the mood of the play.”

James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune

"NVA's The Man Who is an excellent balance of technologic and human stagecraft.... Paulson transcends. His live original score and sound design bends and breaks with the action in some of the show's most eloquent commentary. Paulson is a priceless fixture in San Diego theater."

Martin Jones Westlin, San Diego CityBeat

"Perhaps the star of the production, however, is Scott Paulson. In his sound lab, on one side of the stage, Mr. Paulson worked with the text and actors to provide sounds ranging from noises to beautiful music."
Bill Eadie, Sandiego.com

“Unique and popular...Scott Paulson's merry band of eccentric nightingales is an inspired notion.”

San Diego Union Tribune

“This madcap ensemble is reinventing an art form.”

Los Angeles Times

“Classically trained and charmingly twisted.”

San Diego CityBeat

“The assorted keyboards of Paulson's Teeny-Tiny Pit Orchestra provide a rich aural tapestry.”

San Diego Union-Tribune

“An out-of-the-ordinary cinematic experience.”

Los Angeles Times

“Weird and wonderful.”

San Diego CityBeat

“Madcap and somewhat in the Spike Jones/Dadaist tradition.”

San Diego UnionTribune

“Paulson's brand of G-rated fun, a sort of modern day morphing of Captain Kangaroo and Spike Jones, is always lively and at times wonderfully chaotic.”

Los Angeles Times