“If you want to see definite greatness, you should definitely see Pollock. While I’ve given a number of standing ovations in my day, I’ve never leapt out of my seat the way I did last night. But Joe Peracchio is so astounding as Jackson Pollock that my response was involuntary... You must not miss the opportunity to see this performance.” “In just under two hours, Peracchio changed the way I think about one-man shows. Though solitary on the stage, he is never alone; in a breathtaking realization of writer David D’Agostino’s script and director Moni Yakim’s vision, Peracchio creates an entire world. In one word: Spectacular. He plays Pollock with empathy, vibrancy and dramatic mastery so brilliant that he brought tears to my eyes.“ Julia Mandeville, Albuquerque’s Weekly Alibi “...a unique look at Jackson Pollock that mirrors the artist’s mind... the one-man work uses non-linear story lines and effects such as video and sound to sprinkle bits of abstraction on its audience while it asks “What is the role of art in our lives?” Patricia Sauthoff, The Santa Fe New Mexican “So, why would I go to a one-person performance about a man I’ve never been drawn to and, in fact, never found very likeable. For two reasons: first, I have enormous respect for the work of Joe Peracchio, a gifted actor and second, I know how |
well regarded the director, Moni Yakim, is world-wide. I was confident this production about Jackson Pollock would be an excellent one. As it turns out, the adjective (“excellent”) hardly scratches the surface of this remarkable performance. What I didn’t anticipate was the depth of Peracchio’s understanding of human nature. As I witnessed him bare the mind and soul of this complex man, I thought to myself Joe/Jackson Peracchio/Pollock have become one. The exquisite unfolding on stage is an act of beauty and a work of art unto itself. “ Carol Boss, NPR's Free Form, KUNM Radio “An amazing achievement... Peracchio turned in a stellar performance and even managed to make me empathize with Jackson Pollock, who was an amazing artist, but an incredibly troubled person and often a raging drunk. He has an intense soliloquy that tries to capture what goes on in the mind of an artist like Pollock as he creates. It ranges from the feel of the ice during childhood snowball fights to the raw sensations of sex and it’s all running together as he fills the canvas. And then, it’s over and the painting’s done and the feeling dribbles away as fast as the paint dries. Suddenly, I understood the intense connections he felt while creating, then the deep black emptiness he felt afterwards as he struggles to hold onto it.” Megan Kamerick, New Mexico Business Weekly &
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