"Funny, powerful, shocking. One of these words doesn’t feel like the others, yet all three describe “Cycle Play,” an Iowa premiere that will leave your head spinning. Mirrorbox Theatre is bringing its artistry to Theatre Cedar Rapids’ Grandon Studio, a black box space that shows just how flexible a small space can be for staging an intimate show in a big way...The script, by Megan Tabaque of Atlanta, springs to life under Carrie Pozdol’s lively direction that allows actors Rachel Korach Howell as Georgia and Claire Boston as Heather to forge a toxic friendship when merging their lonely, toxic lives...Korach Howell gives Georgia a tough, sinewy edge that masks her inner empathy. Boston imbues Heather with a softness through an almost manic chirpiness that washes over Georgia as they develop their high school-like “hey, girl” rituals over their morning smoothies. And Pozdol moves them like chess pieces around a high-top cafe table, in a brilliant way that mirrors the passage of time...When the applause died down and the lights came up after last Thursday’s opening show, one stunned audience member said under her breath, “I’m going to need to process this.” That sentiment echoed as everyone filed out, engrossed in hushed conversations. It’s that rare kind of show I want to see again."

-Diana Nollen, The Gazette