“The School for Husbands: Brisk, bright, brief, this Moliere play about how to handle a woman falls between the conventions of late commedia and the elevated moral debates of the 17th-century French writer’s most penetrating plays. …Director Roseann Sheridan balanced pointed word with poised action. The triumvirate at the core of the comedy — a Debra Messing-like Heidi-Marie Ferren, a fool-with-humanity Mark D. Hines and a hilariously girly Andre Marin — hit the notes with delicious precision.”

- Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman

                 “ENGAGING, UPROARIOUS 'HUSBANDS' A DELIGHT! A comedy that never runs out of steam… Sheridan's experience with outdoor theater shows in the clarity of speech she draws from the actors, and in the mileage she gets out of a set that hardly changes.”

- Mark Collette, Staff Writer - The Tyler Morning Telegraph




                 “CTM’s Carol a Sparkling Classic. ... CTM’s A Christmas Carol is a blessing, indeed. The performance sparkles with class and style… Director Roseann Sheridan…elevates this version well above the company’s traditional community theatre flavor. …All elements combine to put this year’s ‘Christmas Carol’ on par with the best Madison professional theatre has to offer.”

- Michael Muckian, The Capital Times

                 “…CTM Shows Transformation in Polished Carol. This is a professional-grade production, from the wonderful actors and costumes to the pro-caliber setting in the Overture Center's Capitol Theater………CTM Shows Transformation in Polished Carol.  This is a professional-grade production, from the wonderful actors and costumes to the pro-caliber setting in the Overture Center's Capitol Theater……Elegant and Entertaining……”

- Aaron R. Conklin, The Wisconsin State Journal

                 “Humbug Heaven!” CTM gets A Christmas Carol right. …CTM ignites a comeback with Romulus Linney’s adaptation that thoroughly fulfills expectations.”

- Lu Allen, The Isthmus




                 "Apt direction lifts devilish 'Smell of Kill'!   Director Roseann Sheridan never allows the mood to become dependent on the comedic underpinnings of the story. By playing the farcical plot with a straight face, she infuses the absurdity with a sense of oddball possibility. So much so, that when Nicky tried to spray her husband's dessert with Raid at Sunday's matinee, one elderly woman said this in a loud whisper: "Why didn't I ever do those clever things?" …The audience at that matinee roared during the 90-minute performance."

- Alicia Anstead, Bangor Daily News, February 09, 2005




                 "Next Act does bravo job with 'Caruso!'   Knowledge of opera or classical music is not a prerequisite to enjoying Next Act's "Bravo, Caruso!" Sophisticated craftsmanship from author, director and actors makes a complex theatricality appear simple. "…Bravo is gently seductive, and it grows on an audience. Like an enjoyable book, its end, after two hours, brings a tinge of regret. …Roseann Sheridan directed the Next Act production with enough confidence in the text and her actors to allow a meandering pace. That confidence was well placed."

- Damien Jaques, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel theater critic




                 "Strollers Theatre rolled out a sumptuous staging of Much Ado About Nothing, with director Roseann Sheridan navigating the large ensemble seamlessly through the Bard's knotty dialogue."

- Jeremy Harrell, The Isthmus, "Arts 2004: Isthmus critics rate the year in local culture"


                 "'Shakespeare Heads South: Much Ado About Nothing Thrives in New Orleans'"   Director Roseann Sheridan conjures a mood not unlike a moment clipped from a 1940s movie, the kind in which elaborate dialogue takes the place of actual sexual conduct. (Sheridan's choice) works because Much Ado About Nothing is an extremely verbal play, full of sly jabs and cunning innuendo, and even without Sheridan's nudge it wouldn't be hard to imagine Howard Hawks rolling up his sleeves with this show. …This is a production that clearly lays out is expectations for the audience - snappy dialogue, an elegant setting and quick pacing - and meets every one of them."

- Jeremy Harrell, The Isthmus (Madison, WI)




                 "Stage Q's "Hannah Free" is a well-staged life history… Sarah Newport serves up a multilayered performance as Hannah."

- Rob Ferrett, Wisconsin State Journal


                 "As directed by Roseann Sheridan, Hannah Free has nuance!"

- Jennifer A. Smith, The Isthmus




                 "A University Theatre production, Cohen's Makin' Mambo was an original one-woman comedy - a lighthearted blend of storytelling, music, improvisation and audience participation with a minimum of props and a maximum of imagination!"

- Lue Allen, The Isthmus, "Arts 2004: Isthmus critics rate the year in local culture"




                 "Romance rings loud and clear in "The Voice of the Prairie"!  Next Act Theater presents a story that is both believable and complex without ever being either mundane or esoteric. "

- Russ Bickerstaff, OnMilwaukee.com


                 "Next Act Theatre's production of The Voice of the Prairie (through Dec. 19) captures the young, exuberant air of the couple's love, of radio's growth and of America's maturation. .Director Roseann Sheridan's storytelling transitions flow smoothly between scenes and acts, radio narrations and flashback stories-in-action."

- Thatcer I. Trice, Shepherd Express



                 "'Voice' takes audience back to a simpler time…Radio days explored in satisfying drama. "Voice of the Prairie" holds our interest throughout due to the excellent cast and fine direction of Roseann Sheridan, who did such a fine job last year with Next Act's production of "Caruso."

- Julie McHale, TimeOut Wisconsin, November 24, 2004




                 "StageQ effectively transfigured the lives of Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein - in Gertrude Stein and A Companion - into moving, and at times exciting theater. …Sheridan moves the two gently about the stage and through time, and she often puts them into beautiful entanglements of loving caress. The production has a light touch, and Sheridan and the cast illuminate the contours of these two lives, bringing personality to a recounting of the facts."

- Jeremy Harrell, The Isthmus


                 "This is polished work from StageQ, with honest and thorough characterizations from both actors. Director Roseann Sheridan leads Conley and roman through this play (Gertrude Stein and A Companion) with sensitivity and humor."

- Debra Neff Nathans, The Capital Times




                 "I have seen this play (Of Mice and Men) four times in New York, Milwaukee, Chicago and Madison, and never have I seen a production that encompassed Steinbeck's virtues of courage, compassion and love as beautifully as the Madison Theatre Guild presentation directed by you, Roseann Sheridan. Thank you again for an afternoon we will never forget."

- Mary Birdsall-Jay, patron



                 "The heart of the play (Stop Kiss) is the relationship between Callie and Sara, which is thoroughly and beautifully developed by the cast and director Roseann Sheridan. The chemistry between Schabach and Pincus is just amazing."

- Debra Neff, The Capital Times


                 "The Mercury Players Theatre production of Diana Son's Stop Kiss, directed by Roseann Sheridan, is delicious and entertaining."

- Nadine Goff, The Wisconsin State Journal

"Bard Buff Gets Her Chance" Feature article on directing "Much Ado about Nothing"

"Rhythm Profile" Feature article on Roseann and her work

Madison Magazine article on directing "The Memory of Water"