BROWSE MIKKI’S PRESS
Willamette Week
Naomi A. Jackson, Kyran McCoy, Juliet Mylan and Harper York in The Queers. Photo by Greg Parkinson.
“‘Mikki Gillette is one of Portland’s most revolutionary playwrights.”
“Gillette knew almost immediately that Nikki’s story was one she wanted to tell onstage, but it was a priority for her to strike the right balance and to show the full complexity of Nikki’s life.”
American Theatre
Lisa Kuhnhausen-Woods and I holding a photo of Nikki Kuhnhausen (right to left), photo by Blair Stenvick
“Gillette’s firsthand experience enriches the play’s in-depth portrayal of what occurs in queer youth centers all over the country.”
Johnathan Billington as Faeris and Dante Tirado Morales as Jess in They Them Their. Photo by Greg Parkinson.
“Gillette has been on a tear of late, not just with sheer volume of output but reaching new artistic heights. (She) is in her moment.”
Oregon Arts Watch
Dante Tirado Morales as Jess in They Them Their. Photo by Greg Parkinson.
“The play dramatizes (Nikki’s) story in a way that doesn’t pull punches.”
Maia McCarthy as Lisa and Naomi A. Jackson as Nikki in American Girl. Photo by Greg Parkinson.
“The true strength of the production is the complexity of the family as written by Gillette.”
Portland Mercury
Peter Schuyler as Kane and Naomi A. Jackson as Nikki in American Girl. Photo by Greg Parkinson.
“Gillette’s ‘My Perfectly Valid Objections’ entertains with unflinching humor and honesty.”
“Gillette demonstrates a keen ear for dialogue and a naturalistic sense of humor that keeps the audience engaged.”
-Willamette Week
Willamette Week
Robert Wylie and Ruby Welch in My Perfectly Valid Objects. Photo by Heath Hyun.
KATU News
Naomi A. Jackson as Lisa and Kyran McKoy as Smith in The Queers. Photo by Greg Parkinson.
“(We were) looking at the new guard, looking at rising stars like Mikki Gillette, who is a great playwright.”
“I’m happy (Nikki Kuhnhausen’s) story is in your hands. If there’s anyone’s hands it should be in, it’s yours.” Brianna Wheeler
“You could feel the audience viscerally connecting to the play. It feels like the beginning of a revolution.”
Willamette Week
Cosmo Reynolds as Pim and Kyran McCoy as Smith (left to right), photo by Greg Parkinson
Portland Mercury
Juliet Mylan as Ally and Naomi A. Jackson as Lisa in The Queers. Photo by Greg Parkinson.
“With Gillette behind the lines, the dialogue on stage flies quickly and with disarming candor.”
“In her plays No More Candy, Mimetic Desire, American Girl, and a host of others, trans characters clash, cajole, seduce, push, rip, fight, and do whatever they need to do to create space for themselves to be the person they want to be.”
Oregon Arts Watch
Juliet Mylan as Ally and Naomi A. Jackson as Lisa in The Queers. Photo by Greg Parkinson.
Oregon Arts Watch
Naiya Amilcar as Stephanie. Photo by Greg Parkinson.
“There is perhaps no one more suited to telling Kuhnhausen’s story than Gillette, one of Portland’s most prolific playwrights.”
“ In the tradition of “Boys Don’t Cry” and “The Laramie Project,” Gillette’s play draws on immersive research into a heartbreakingly violent crime ”
The Southeast Examiner
Peter Schuyler as Kane and Jenny Tien as Lynn in American Girl. Photo by Greg Parkinson
“Gillette’s play ‘The Queers’ enjoyed a sold out run at Fuse Theatre Ensemble.”
“(Mikki’s) play ‘My Perfectly Valid Objections’ mines the anxieties of ‘dating while trans’ for comedy and laughs.”
Judy Nedry
Juliet Mylan as Ally, Harper York as Andrea and Naomi Reynolds as Lisa, photo by Krystina Wentz-Graff
