"Barrett as Ruth is buttoned up and laced into costumes designed by Frances Nelson McSherry that serve as visible metaphors for the restrictions around a woman of her class. But Barrett as Ruth matures during her travails, which expand her viewpoint outward to the people around her. Leigh Barrett who continues to grow splendidly in every new role."

Iris Fanger - Patriot Ledger

 

"Captures the vulnerability and strength of the character coming into her own. And she nails the songs, particularly the bitter, dissonant “At the Glen.”

Carolyn Clay - Boston Phoenix

 

"her depth and wisdom feel just right when the oblivious debutante grows into a compassionate woman enraged by the injustices of slavery, and her gorgeous singing, as always, creates a richly layered character."

Louise Kennedy - Boston Globe

 

"Leigh Barrett triumphs as the white woman who finds her own strength (of will and character) when she and her baby are abandoned by her ne’er do well husband."Lovely songs like Barrett’s gorgeous lament, “Lonesome in the Glen”

Beverly Creasy - Theater Mirror