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"However, it's Josh Speerstra -- as a blinking music nerd named Dick -- who turns in the most enjoyable portrait." High Fidelity Reviewed by Celia Wren, Washington Post "Playing his motley sidekicks, Baughman and Speerstra are the perfect odd couple. Speerstra deadpan and naïve, Baughman a wrecking ball with an instrument like a great belly laugh. The ensemble meets, matches and plays off one another with a camaraderie you can't manufacture." High Fidelity Reviewed by Tom Avila, Metroweekly
"High Fidelity is a real coming-out party for Josh Speerstra, who has hitherto served Landless principally as a musician. Speerstra nails the hapless Dick, a man so anxious he seems too scared to think. Dick’s lack of confidence, it is immediately apparent, has been reinforced by hundreds of failures in his life, and Speerstra wears those failures with the casual insouciance of Mr. Rogers putting on his sweater. Plus he has a beautiful voice, highlighted in “It’s No Problem,” a song truly about nothing." High Fidelity Reviewed by Tim Treanor Dctheatrescene.com
"The ravenous duo of Scraggly and Spooky Dog also build hilarious tongue in cheek moments as they battle bouts of drug-induced “munchies”, totally oblivious to the phantom lurking nearby." Spooky Dog and the Teen-Age Gang Mysteries, Reviewed by Ben Demers, DCTheaterScene.com
"Band leader Josh Speerstra has a front-of-the house role beyond playing the guitar. He is well lit, providing inspired eye rolls, facial grimaces and shrugs that add backup emphasis or sarcasm to the proceedings." President Harding is A Rock Star, Reviewed by David Siegel, Potomac Stages "Full of highly listenable rock with funny lyrics, played by a tight band (Esther Covington, Brett Abelman and the excellent Josh Speerstra), beautifully sung and, best of all, funny because it’s true - who wouldn’t like President Harding is a Rock Star?" President Harding Is a Rock Star Reviewed by Tim Treanor, DC Theater Scene "The character at the heart of this work is Packer, embodied with a kind of deadpan grace by Josh Speerstra, whose strong tenor soars through his solo musical numbers, and who sincerely delivers ridiculous songs such as "When I Was On Top of You" (a love ballad to his horse) without too much winking at the audience." Cannibal! The Musical Is Deliciously Absurd, Reviewed by Missy Frederick, DCist.com "Josh Speerstra's Spyder Syn is an interesting amalgamation of Pee Wee Herman and the Devil." Diamond Dead, Reviewed by Rich See, Curtain Up "Within the cast, Landless has chosen an almost TV-like hero in a youngish Van Helsing played by Josh Speerstra." Landless Theatre's Vlad Dracula and Synetic Theater's Dracula, Reviewed by Rich See, Curtain Up |
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