“‘Fatherland’ [is] a finely calibrated, surprisingly affecting new work… Sachs and his fine cast make the tale’s inherent human messiness paramount — love and hate tangled up in loyalty and bravery.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, The New York Times
"Jackson Reffitt, a 22-year-old from Texas, cried through the first professional play he’d ever seen, which was about him. ... Watching the worst moments of his life recreated onstage was both wrenching and therapeutic."
- Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times
"[One of] the 30 best Off Broadway shows to see in Fall 2024. … [One of] the most promising Off Broadway plays scheduled to open in 2024…”
— Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
“Fast-paced, powerful, ‘Fatherland’ lands off-B’way following a sold-out LA run.”
– Cindy Adams, New York Post
“With breakneck pacing and powerful performances from its two leads, the production rips the bandage off a wounded moment in our history. It’s supposed to hurt less that way, but it doesn’t; the sting lingers long after leaving the theater.”
– Stanford Friedman, The Front Row Center
"Fast-paced and riveting… Fatherland is one of the most impactful, with a potent cast, direction, design, and verbatim script that definitively make its case."
— Deb Miller, DC Theater Arts
“’Fatherland’ comes in with great credentials, following a sold-out run in Los Angeles. When I tell you the plot, you will plotz. This is the story of the 18-year-old boy who turned the father he loves into the FBI because of his father’s militant role in the January 6th attack on The Capitol. …I don’t know about you, but that is my idea of theater!”
— David Rothenberg, WBAI Radio 99.5FM
“An Off-Broadway show to entertain and enlighten in these trying political times. … Relevant and timely. … The timing, obviously, could hardly be more apt as our presidential election could, in the end, depend on who knew what on that horrid day in our country’s history.”
— Michele Willens, Our Town, West Side Spirit
“The timing of ‘Fatherland’ could not be more auspicious. A compelling and relevant drama. …Ron Bottitta and Anna Khaja deliver performances graced with honesty and authenticity.”
— David Roberts, Theatre Reviews Ltd