"And if there is any question about beautiful Hillary Wheelock's ability as an actor, the worst white-boy/Beastie Boy breakdance in the history of Shakespearean theater can lay THAT to rest as well. She made us believe that it was that dance that compelled her Anne Bullen (more commonly spelled Boleyn) to fall for Tupac Hankur."
"...Wheelock embodies an ingenue's innocence." - Chuck Yarborough, The Plain Dealer (Henry VIII, or All is True, The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival) "But the most fun is generated by Hillary Wheelock, who brings snap and sizzle to Puck, and Allen Branstein who has scenery-munching fun as Bottom."
- Christine Howey, Rave and Pan (A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival) "But there are players and there are PLAYAS. Hillary Wheelock, who plays Jaques for the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, is one."
- Chuck Yarborough, The Plain Dealer (As You Like It, The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival) "Seven characters have the chance to develop casual or deeply intimate relationships with each other and they do so with mostly comedic results. Push aside the hilarious but superficial situations and there are deeper layers in this show. If nothing else, go to see the amazingly bubbly performance by Hillary Wheelock."
- Art Thomas, West Life (The Happy Sad, convergence-continuum) |
"Standing aloof from all the icky love stuff is Jacques [sic], a melancholy lord in Duke Senior's band who absconds with the most famous speech of the play. It's the "All the world's a stage" riff, and it's handled with style by Hillary Wheelock in an inspired bit of transgender casting."
- Christine Howey, Scene Magazine (As You Like It, The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival) "Hillary Wheelock (as Annie) grabs every atom of air in the room as she seduces (exactly the right word) Stan into considering a committed relationship that's open all the same to his off-and-on yearnings for men."
-John Kappes, The Plain Dealer (The Happy Sad, convergence-continuum) "Attractive Hillary Wheelock is excellent as Annie, a teacher who doesn’t seem to have a clear idea of who or what she wants from life. Her nude sex scene with Stan is convincing."
- Roy Berko, broadwayworld.com & royberko.info (The Happy Sad, convergence-continuum) "Hillary Wheelock’s Silvia exudes a nice combination of come-hither sexiness and aloofness."
- Christine Howey, Rave and Pan (The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival) |