DAVE GANGLER
P R E S S
Waiting for Godot
"Gangler and Rodriguez make for an effective duo, playing the Vaudevillian moments and the
crises with equal aplomb. Their two-man-act moments can be a lot of fun, but the characters really
come alive when they begin to plumb the depths of their collective despair only to be saved by the
friendship that has kept them coming back to this field, day after day, for years on end."
-Ed Huyck, City Pages (July 13, 2011) | Full Review
"Ripley is aided immeasurably by the terrific work of Dave Gangler as Vladimir. Small and wiry, bedraggled innocence shining through, Gangler runs frenetically back and forth, filling the theater with mad energy."
-John Olive, HowWasTheShow.com (July 8, 2011) | Full Review
"Dave Gangler and James Rodriguez play the hapless, ever-waiting Vladimir and Estragon with a
light sense of ease, well-honed timing and an excellent sense of rapport. Seemingly unencumbered by the fact that they are performing an Important Play, Gangler and Rodriguez seem capable of and content in living in the play moment to moment, seizing small joys when they come, hurling insults when they must and seeming frankly frustrated with their lingering lot."
-Dominic P. Papatola, Pioneer Press (7/14/2011) | Full Review
"Gangler and Rodriguez click with their easy banter"
-Graydon Royce, Star Tribune (7/11/2011) | Full Review
"It was a lot of fun to finally watch Gangler get a chance to be good in a play that's just as good as he is."
-Matthew Everett, TC Daily Planet (7/11/2011) | Full Review
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
"But what really makes this staging work is the casting of Gangler in the lead. At first, it is not very
believable that the Maniac is mad; he could just be playing at it. And yet, by the end, we see that either
he is totally committed to his art or that he has nothing else to prove. His work done, he reenacts
tragedy. Gangler's mining of this tension between whether the character is truly sick or simply sublime
helps propel the show. Gangler's madman act not only allows him to corrupt authority, it's also very
funny."
-Rohan Preston, Star Tribune (June 9, 2006) | Full Review
Of Mice and Men
"Dave Gangler enlivens the hateful Curley with stubborn, almost seething belligerence."
-Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet (November 29, 2009) | Full Review
Caligula
"Dave Gangler is an impressive Caligula. Though small of stature, Gangler portrays a formidable emperor, demonstrating this early-on when he intimidates the much larger Matella"
-David de Young, HowWasTheShow.com (February 14, 2009) | Full Review
"It doesn’t hurt, of course, to have Dave Gangler in the lead. The prospect of portraying Caligula is fraught with temptations to ham it up. Gangler, accomplished on stage, television, and in film, handily avoids stepping into that trap. Brilliantly understated, he brings range and subtlety to bear, pulling off a complex portrayal—both protagonist and self-defeating antagonist—with rich presence and compelling immediacy."
-Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet (February 17, 2009) | Full Review
A Few Good Men
"Dave Gangler plays Kaffee’s flippant and cynical male cohort, Weinberg, in a very nice turn."
-John Olive, HowWasTheShow.com (September 24, 2010) | Full Review
"As Kaffee's lawyer sidekick, Dave Gangler hits every joke, clearly becoming an audience favorite."
-Becca Mitchell, TC Daily Planet (September 29, 2010) | Full Review
Mary Stuart
"Dave Gangler’s brief appearance as Elizabeth’s hapless secretary, Davison, was just priceless. This scene is brilliantly written and was beautifully finessed by Ward and Gangler. Memorable!"
-Janet Preus, HowWasTheShow.com (February 8, 2014) | Full Review
"Dave Gangler gives a cleverly nuanced performance as a courtier doomed by the fallout of this epic battle."
-Lisa Brock, Star Tribune (February 10, 2014) | Full Review