March - 2016

"This Wide Night" Review, East Hampton Star, Winter 2016

"She’s mostly hiding her pain as she leaves, but once she’s out the door there is a final stab of terrible sorrow etched on her face. What was fascinating was that this moment was invisible to the audience, except, by accident, to me. Lorraine is into the hall and gone, the scene is over, and yet the actress is still going, still working, or too lost in the moment to care whether we can see her or not." "Ms. Dirksen wrests every drop of emotion from the scene, though without

"This Wide Night" Review, Sag Harbor Express, Winter 2016

"The premise of the 90-minute stage play, written by British playwright Chloe Moss and locally produced by and starring Chloe Dirksen and Jessica Mortellaro, is daunting enough. The character-driven plot tackles difficult subject matter, providing a revealing and intimate look into the lives of two former felons who have been recently released from a women’s prison. And the spare setting—a single one-room “bed-sit” apartment in London—offers no place whatsoever to hide, even

"This Wide Night" Review, HamptonsPartyGirl Blog, Winter 2016

"I loved the way stars Chloë Dirksen and Jessica Mortellaro tackled the meaty roles of Lorraine and Marie, two felons trying to cope with life on the outside. Their portrayals of this pair of women, struggling to survive, were honest, empathetic and kind. I went to sleep thinking about them and I woke up with them still on my mind. That’s good theater." Read More #ThisWideNight #HamptonsPartyGirl #2016

STAGE: "This Wide Night" Plays at Guild Hall, Edible East End

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"This Wide Night" The Life Beyond Prison Walls, East Hampton Star

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"This Wide Night" Explores Life After Incarceration, Sag Harbor Express

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"This Wide Night" Explores Women in Prison at Guild Hall, Dan's Paper

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"This Wide Night" Reviews & Photos, Speck of Light, Winter 2016

"From the second she arrives at Marie’s flat, it’s clear that Lorraine has no idea how to function in free society — and Ms. Dirksen perfectly captures her barely concealed terror......the performance allows us to see how desperate she is to recreate that scenario in Marie’s Lilliputian flat. Later there is the revelation that Lorraine is a mother, hoping to reconnect with her son. When this connection does not go as planned, the play reaches its climax. Ms. Dirksen wrests ev

"This Wide Night" by Chloe Moss, Guild Hall, Spring 2016

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Actress CAEA, AEA

Represented by Noble Caplan Abrams in Toronto