Happy Days Reviews

Washington City Paper- Somewhat Recommended

"...This is a part that quite literally tries to swallow the artist performing it. Steinmetz brings a brittle resolve to it, eliding most opportunities for humor within what is essentially a monologue. It’s a sound choice, but not one that makes the play any more accessible."

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

"...Winnie's bag of things forms a cornucopia for Steinmetz-each object becomes more than itself in her hands, as do ideas in her head and words in her mouth (though a wee bit more vocal energy would help the occasionally restless audience not miss a syllable). Steinmetz captures Winnie's idiotic optimism (remember, mound of dirt), and this is great theatre. Answers to life's questions-not so much-but literature doesn't really do that, now does it? Great plays follow Chekhov and make it their business to ask questions."

DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended

"...Washington Stage Guild’s Happy Days (1961) is perfectly pitched, full of musicality, wistfulness, and tightly guarded emotion. Director Alan Wade refers to it as “a play about a marriage” with “all of Beckett’s attendant interests.” This focus on Winnie (Lynn Steinmetz) and Willie (Matty Griffiths) as a couple adds a unique intensity to their connection as well as their loneliness."