“Melinda Parrett as the otherworldly Ariel, a spirit controlled by Prospero, transforms herself to such an extent that the viewer is willing to suspend the belief that there’s an actual human behind the extraordinary makeup and costume, in a performance as eerie as it is captivating.”

— Salt Lake City Weekly

“I can not rave enough about Melinda Parrett in the role of Diana, the suburban housewife who has never quite pulled herself together after a traumatic incident early in her marriage. Parrett’s astounding vocal performance is matched by her acting and dancing.”

— Sacramento Press

“Parrett couldn’t be more fabulous as the dryly sophisticated and thoroughly nymphomaniacal Mrs. Prentice—think Joan Collins, Julie Andrews, and Helen Mirren all rolled into one.”

— StageSceneLA

“Melinda Parrett as Juliana, the central character, is a masterful all-present, commanding character as she was in another central role as Nora in the recent Sacramento production of Doll’s House: Part Two.”

— Sacramento Bee

“Melinda Parrett was born to play Juliana Smithton, a scientist whose research has led to a potential breakthrough which will change the lives of thousands of people. Parrett has the ability to play the cold, aloof scientist, the wronged wife, and, as the play progresses, the confused and terrified woman whose life seems to be unraveling — and do it flawlessly. What is even more remarkable is her ability to switch back and forth among those feelings seamlessly.”

— Davis Enterprise

“…Melinda Parrett served me the ethereal ‘Tilda Swinton as powdered-wig Ziggy Stardust Christmas Past’ realness that I was, as the kids say, there for.”

— Sacramento News and Review

“And the sassy, brassy Parrett (in a role created by, and for, the legendary Ethel Merman) makes Reno her own, delivering wisecracks — and raise-the-rafters routines — in irresistibly breezy style.”

— Las Vegas Review-Journal

“Parrett…gives a brilliant performance as the conflicted Brooke, who is trying to come to terms with the death of her brother and has seemingly condemned her upbringing as a major factor to the tragedy.”

— Lompoc Record

“Melinda Parrett delivers an icy, powerful performance, gradually turning the tables on all the men.”

— Capital Public Radio