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INANA :: Contemporary American Theatre Festival
“James Rana provides real impetus to the back story”
-Washington Times
“James Rana brings gravitas to the role of a persecuted Iraqi bookseller”
-Washington Post
MOTHER COURAGE :: Classical Theatre of Harlem
“…James Rana as the Sergeant and the Lieutenant manages to create complex characters in the midst of Brecht’s disjointed plot without losing the audience.”
-HotReviews.org
SERENDIB :: Ensemble Studio Theatre
“All the actors are excellent, especially James Rana.”
-Elyse Sommer, Curtain Up
AS YOU LIKE IT :: Worth Street Theatre
“James Rana’s a stitch as the heavily accented, servile nerd courting the haughty Phoebe.”
-Francine Russo, Village Voice
TARTUFFE :: Worth Street Theatre
“James Rana steals the show.”
-Backstage
“James Rana almost stops the show.”
-Elyse Sommer, Curtain Up
“James Rana has an amusing case of lover boy lockjaw.”
-Tom Sellar, Village Voice
HENRY V :: Actors Shakespeare Company
“Actors Shakespeare Company in Jersey City has proved that it’s an excellent band of theatrical brothers and sisters.” -Peter Filichia, Star Ledger