"one of the North Side's most trustworthy, modest and aesthetically pleasing theater collectives ... Granata handles [his role] with dignity and restraint, and proves a solid anchor for this accomplished, quiet quartet of performances ... New Leaf's artists yet again demonstrate their facility with actors, lights and sound."
"New Leaf Theatre rises to Press-Coffman's challenge by doing its own smart subversions in its richly emotional and moving staging ... Don't be surprised if they move you to tears."
"A punch-in-the-gut story ... "Touch" runs deft fingers over the aspects of life that make it worth living and those that cause unbearable pain ... Granata's eloquent interaction with objects in space is beautiful to observe."
"...intelligent and carefully wrought, [Touch] speaks to how we live today... Sit and listen, it asks, and let these anecdotes take hold. The picture will come into focus soon enough."
"Directed with a light touch, the look and feel of this production reverberates with a genuine understanding of humanity ... this was my first experience with New Leaf Theatre. I will not miss another one of their shows."
"Jared B. Moore's tautly haunting light design, Nick Keenan's spare and languid sound styling and Michelle Lilly O'Brien's duskily natural, highly functional set all add an aura of poetic honesty that lends a stark realism to the proceedings"
