What the critics say
Oslo
“Ms. Pizzo is one of the night’s sheer delights with her contagious charm and wit.” Theater Eddys
“Veteran actress Marcia Pizzo appears in several roles, including as a member of the Norwegian diplomatic corps and as the sweetly beguiling Toril Grandal, whose waffles seduce everyone at the negotiating table.” Aisle Seat Review
“Marcia Pizzo deftly plays an array of women from a dubious colleague of Terje’s to an officious Swedish hostess.” Marin Independent Journal
“[Pizzo’s performance is] character acting par excellence.” For All Events
The Happy Ones
“Marcia Pizzo blithely plays off her natural wholesomeness against Mary-Ellen's needy insecurity, hungry sexuality and social awkwardness to striking effect.” The San Francisco Chronicle
“Mary-Ellen [is] played by Marcia Pizzo with a ton of spunk and charm, and a not inconsiderable resemblance, audibly and visibly, to Laura Linney in the Tales of the City miniseries.” SFist
Eccentricities of a Nightingale
“Marcia Pizzo…a wonderfully manipulative and seductive gorgon.” The San Francisco Examiner
“Her nemesis, Mrs. Buchanan, as played brilliantly by Marcia Pizzo in her Aurora debut, is alternately creepy in her unnatural attraction to her own son, and charmingly southern, like when she dresses up as Mrs. Santa Claus.”
Berkeleyside
Fallen Angels
“Marcia Pizzo steals the show as upper-class schemer Jane Banbury in Jewel Theatre’s new production of Noel Coward’s ‘Fallen Angels.’ She takes the play to a new level, slipping drunkenly down two steps without falling and twisting her face like a contortionist.” Santa Cruz Sentinel
The Country House
“Every actor has his/her moments to shine. The most stunning is Marcia Pizzo with toned body matching her performance.” For All Events
“Marcia Pizzo gives a pitch perfect performance as Nell.”
Talkin Broadway
A Mother
…Anna, a magnetic, commandingly smart Marcia Pizzo. The San Francisco Chronicle
“Marcia Pizzo (Marin Shakespeare Company actress) is compelling as the conniving Anna. Looking like a young Katherine Hepburn, she dominates the stage with her mannerisms.” Talkin Broadway