Washington Post - Highly Recommended
"...Jeremy Keith Hunter has secured himself a "carpe diem" role, and believe me, he is seizing the comic day. As Devaun, the risibly unschooled but surprisingly compassionate ladies' man of Cori Thomas's "When January Feels Like Summer," Hunter is getting the kind of muscle-stretching showcase for which some actors wait half a lifetime."
DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended
"...Ganesha is known as the remover of obstacles and the god of beginnings, and as I watched When January Feels Like Summer, I was reminded of a quote I heard when I was living not far from where the play takes place. "It will all work out in the end. If it hasn't worked out, it isn't the end." For the characters in When Janaury Feels Like Summer, for the bodega owners, and garbage men, and fry cooks, and millions of others whose stories we don't know but who make up the fabric, no, mosaic, if you will, of New York City, this quote is more than mere words. In this cruelest of cities, it is a mantra, a hope and belief that we all deserve and will find grace and love."
MetroWeekly - Recommended
"...Though he's directed plays at companies all around town, Seiden has been most closely associated with Studio Theatre, where he worked the past 25 years. But last year Roth made Seiden an offer he couldn't refuse, from the new challenges of serving in a CEO-style position, to Mosaic's commitment to putting on shows tackling social justice issues. That connects back to the Maine native's earliest days in D.C., when he earned a Helen Hayes nomination as an actor in 1988's A Dance Against Darkness: Living With AIDS, staged by former company D.C. Cabaret. A musical based on interviews with local people, Seiden calls it "theater with a purpose." He's hoping to repeat that at Mosaic."
MD Theatre Guide - Recommended
"...More mixing bowl than melting pot, When January Feel Like Summer is a real, sometimes unnerving exploration of both individual and communal redefinition. Symbolically presided over by the Hindu deity, Ganesh, known as the great remover of obstacles, it clears a path toward a world where most of the changes don’t feel so stark."
DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended
"...When January Feels Like Summer is an inspired choice to conclude Mosaic's first season. As Founding Artistic Director Ari Roth stated in pre-show opening night remarks, it offers something new for Mosaic - laughter. Humor can be an effective way of addressing serious issues. This multicultural production perfectly meshes with Mosaic's mission of "making powerful, transformational, socially-relevant art, producing plays by authors on the front lines of conflict zones.""
Magic Time - Highly Recommended
"...Mosaic Theater Company tops off its prodigious first season with an improbably romantic comedy by Liberian-American playwright Cori Thomas. It's about people from different cultures who you would not think would fall for each other but they do. And it's got a heart so big and embracing, so filled with the endearing humor of human connecting, that by the end you want to hug it back."
BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended
"...Mosaic Theater Company of DC completes its whirlwind inaugural year with WHEN JANUARY FEELS LIKE SUMMER, a play that is relevant, engaging and sweetly funny."
