Reviews - Buried: The Sago Mine Disaster

San Diego Theatre Scene
Buried is like a gift of hope for the miners of America…It’s boastful, heartwarming, and frustrating all at the same time…true emotions rang out, moved the audience and made the lives of the miners part of ours.” Read Full Review

- Q. Kish (San Diego Theatre Scene)
George Weinberg-Harter - San Diego
“Shining through the universal aspect of the show’s material, the particular experiences of the family members give touching and specific relevance to the drama.” Read Full Review

- George Weinberg-Harter - San Diego
People's Weekly World
“Anne Feeney’s soundtrack to this docudrama, like the writings of the dying miners, will move you to anger, to tears, to joy and maybe even to action…Creating collations of organized labor, theatre and the socially conscious to move a message, and subsequently the people, is definitely a renaissance whose time has come.” Read Full Review

- Danny Morales, People's Weekly World - San Diego
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“I admire Starr’s passion for his subject, and the evening told me a lot. I even found myself reading today’s PG reports about possible developments in mine safety regulations with more understanding. So I imagine ‘Buried’ has a useful future as a way of raising community consciousness. Maybe we can even get some better laws passed.”

- Chris Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Community Television
“It was an emotional, thought provoking presentation, and you should be proud of the work.  It was very well researched and artfully presented!”

- Barry Hamlette, Chairman of the Board, Pittsburgh Community Television
West Virginia University
“Excellent reaction from what looked like a full house.”

- Frank Gagliano, Benedum Chair for Playwrighting, West Virginia University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
“I was extremely moved by the reading last night. It truly was outstanding. Hopefully, we can come together and put this play on somewhere in or around the Indiana University of PA campus. Let’s talk.”

- Cynthia Spielman, Labor Education Center, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Public Theatre
“Congratulations on your great work on this project.  Good luck on the next steps with BURIED.”

- Rob Zellers, Pittsburgh Public Theatre