By Samuel D. Hunter

Charlie

“Brave, Towering Performance" - Lynn Venhaus, POPLifeSTL

“Heartbreaking Performance in the Title Role”  - Mark Bretz, Ladue News

“Spectacular Performance” - James Lindhorst, Broadway World

“William Roth creates an overwhelming portrait of the burden Charlie carries” - Gerry Kowarsky, HEC

By Steven Dietz

Michael Waterman

“William Roth conveys the worldly confidence of Michael.. adept at delivering Michael’s unconvincing protestations of his innocence”. – Ladue News

“Agile at rapid-fire banter, Watts and Roth are convincing, if not enitrely relatable, as the pair” – POPSTL

“(The) play that holds from the sheer strength of the acting” – Michelle Kenyon

By Edward Albee

Peter

“Stellar performance.” – St. Louis Post Dispatch

“a master class “ - Michelle Kenyon

By Harold Pinter

Ben

“Roth Excels as fastidious Ben.” – Ladue News

“make your nerves crackle, …a thrill.” - Judith Newmark

By Edward Albee

George

“William Roth hits every zinger with stinging clarity. His droll delivery gets under Martha’s skin and she retaliates as she so often does, by seducing Nick during the drunken stupor that victimizes them all. He is superb as he volleys and attacks, skewering everyone present.” - Steve Allen, StagedoorSTL

“It’s a stunner, the actors giving everything they have, capping off one of the most enthralling regional theater productions to date.” - Lynn Venhaus, Belleville News-Democrat

“A Tour De Force” - Tina Farmer, KDHX Radio

By Sam Shepard

Earl Moss

“a production brilliantly realized by director Milton Zoth and a wonderfully talented cast comprised of Kevin Beyer, David Wassilak, William Roth, Brooke Edwards, Larry Dell and John Pierson” - Mark Bretz, Ladue News

By Edward Albee

Ross Tuttle

“Edward Albee just never tires of being brilliant. The St. Louis Actors Studio has opened a production of Albee’s The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? It’s directed by Wayne Salomon, and it’s a stunningly beautiful piece of theatre. It is certainly the best thing I’ve ever seen at the Gaslight Theatre—and one of the best I’ve seen anywhere in some years”. - KDHX Radio

“See an amazing cast and experience a most unusual night in the theatre” - Steve Allen, Stage Door St. Louis

By Tom Topor

Aaron Levinsky

“thrilling moments — that remind us of why we love to go to the theater” - Dennis Brown, Riverfront Times

“Nuts is that third kind of great show. It’s what Chekhov wanted for us. It’s what Stanislavski wanted for us. And it’s what you should expect, every single time you go out to the theatre.” - Richard Green, Talkin' Broadway

By Mary Zimmerman

Various

“a luminous new production… reaches into its audience’s hearts and minds to make us recognize things that we already know.” - St Louis Post-Dispatch

By Molière

By Neil LaBute

Man

“a cohesive piece of theater, keen-eyed and absolutely gripping” - Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“beautiful, nuanced fury” - Paul Friswold, The Riverfront Times

By William Shakespeare

Earl of Gloucester

“Heart-Rending Pathos...Striking Work” - Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Splendid Gem of a Production” - Mark Bretz, Ladue News

“It Would Be a Mistake to Miss This One” - Andrea Braun, The Vital Voice

“Pulses With Life, As Crisp and Vibrant As New Growth” - Paul Friswold, The Riverfront Times

By Neil LaBute

Bill

“Verbally and physically expressive performances from William Roth and Reginald Pierre, added layers of complexity to the stories while emphasizing the considerable skill these actors possess.” - KDHX Radio

“LaBute’s contribution is a riveting little marvel, showing how the accomplished playwright can quickly develop a story that is tense and exhilarating. William Roth has never been better as the quiet, non-descript Bill, whose mood goes from pleasant to annoyed to frantic in a matter of several, well-modulated minutes” – Mark Bretz, Ladue News

Neil LaBute

Man

“a cohesive piece of theater, keen-eyed and absolutely gripping” - Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“beautiful, nuanced fury” - Paul Friswold, The Riverfront Times

By Sam Shepard

Bradley

“maximum emotional impact with Buried Child, thanks to a talented cast and director.” – Playback STL

By Robert Bolt

Sir Thomas More

“while it is set in the 16th century, it’s as new as tomorrow morning. I was mesmerized as I have not been for a long time.... it just zipped by for me” - Joe Pollack

“Such a strong cast! How lovely it is to see talents mature. I’ve watched most of these players for many years—indeed I’ve worked with a lot of them. And here they all give of their very best” - Steve Callahan, KDHX

“Man For All Seasons has all the ingredients: Drama, History, Lavish Costuming” - Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post Dispatch

“Actors’ Studio founder William Roth in the title role maintains a performance that is consistant and admirable in making this historic and hallowed figure accessible to audiences” - Mark Bretz, Ladue News

By Neil Simon

Ben Silverman

“There’s something just very simple, and pure, and satisfying about good theatre. A good script, in the hands of capable actors, and with competent technical support, is more rare than one might think. But not so rare that you can’t see it now in St. Louis Actors’ Studio’s current production of Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys.” - Laura Kyro, KDHX Radio

“This classy rendition which underscores Simon’s unique gift for the human comedy.” - Mark Bretz, Ladue News

By Tracy Letts

Charlie Aiken

“Every scene is so absorbing, and each performance so persuasive.. It’s funny and sad, smartly written and ambitiously staged.” Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“So Real It Courses Through Your Blood 5 out of 5 stars”
- Mark Bretz, Ladue News

“A Tour de Force” Sarah Fenske, The Riverfront Times

“Brilliant” - Lynn Venhaus, Belleville News Democrat

By David Mamet

Walter “Teach” Cole

"St. Louis Actors Studio Scores with a Brilliant American Buffalo” Paul Griswold, The Riverfront Times

“Roth effectively presents Teach’s blustery, clueless ways, also showing the character’s instincts for survival as Teach describes his own skewed interpretation of free enterprise”- Mark Bretz., Ladue News

King Lear
Earl of Gloucester

“Heart-Rending Pathos...Striking Work” - Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Splendid Gem of a Production” - Mark Bretz, Ladue News

“It Would Be a Mistake to Miss This One” - Andrea Braun, The Vital Voice

“Pulses With Life, As Crisp and Vibrant As New Growth” - Paul Friswold, The Riverfront Times

Antony and Cleopatra
Octavius Caesar

“William Roth’s Caesar is a cold bureaucrat, snapping off lines with the manner of a man who has many other things to do and say today. He’s a chief executive who chafes more than rages at Antony’s peccadilloes. Indeed, he ticks off Antony’s failings in the same detached manner that he lists pirate rebellions and a recent civil uprising. They, like Antony, are inefficient, bad for business, bad for Rome and, hence, bad for Caesar. The suggested solution to Antony and Caesar’s falling-out — Antony’s marriage to Caesar’s sister — suits him because it’s expedient, politically sound and good for business.” – Riverfront Times

The Winter's Tale
Polixenes

Romeo and Juliet
Apothecary

By William Shakespeare

Apothecary

Prince Escalus