"...a slam-bang Romeo and Juliet... the show erupts from the starting gate like a rambunctious colt..." Jack Zink, Sun Sentinel June 2005 "A resplendent Romeo and Juliet opens the Shakespeare Project...Rafael de Acha's direction is sensitive and swift..." Octavio Roca, New Times, June 2005 "Rafael de Acha directs (King Lear) like a musical conductor. Each actor is an instrument that complements the other..." Kevin Johnson, Broadway.Com, June 2004 "De Acha's production (Barrio Hollywood) fully exploits its sensual aspects. He uses expressionistic staging and choreography to add mystery and theatricality..." Ronald Mangravite, Miami New Times, October 2004 "Rafael de Acha and company have whipped up a colorful froth of a show (Twelfth Night.) The result is both a charming and an uncharacteristically bold approach to Shakespeare's original script." Ronald Mangravite, Miami New Times, June 2003 "No theatre in town is better able to create so much size and spectacle in so little space. De Acha should be permitted a slow, deep bow for his Times Like These." Bruce Miller, Coral Gables Gazette, September 2003 "As with his direction of the other Cruz plays, Rafael de Acha again shows a refined, sensual touch with this material (Beauty of the Father)... He uses the stage to good effect, creating dreamlike moods..." Ronald Mangravite, Miami New Times, January 2004 "It will be a long time before Floridians see a Hamlet as triumphant as the one enthralling audiences at the New Theatre. In fact, it will be a long time before we see any Shakespeare this fine again. With virtuoso acting, sublime direction and just plain mesmerizing theater, director Rafael de Acha and an outstanding company spin a vibrant vision that modern audiences can easily connect with." Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, June 26, 2002 "...Anna in the Tropics, in its world premiere at the New Theatre under the elegant direction of Rafael de Acha... The beautifully staged play starts off with contrapuntal scenes. De Acha orchestrates these scenes and their atmospheric soundtracks with great style: The dialogue swirls in alternation between the two, and then washes together at times. It's a bravura entrance into Cruz's story and the long-ago world he conjures." Ronald Mangravite, Miami New Times, October 2003 "...Rafael de Acha's production (The Credeaux Canvas) is beautifully staged but deliberately stark. Scenes and acts end without fanfare or codas. Rather, they just evaporate, like these friendships do. As usual, de Acha is in fine form, delivering nuanced, subtle staging" Ronald Mangravite, Miami New Times, March 2003 "De Acha also has an uncanny ability to conjure up a tactile sense of place, of society. The overall tone of this production (Smithereens) is somber, quite naturally given the dark material, and decidedly provocative." Ronald Mangravite, Miami New Times, March 2002 "Around the World in 80 Days is a journey into the sublime. Book passage for yourself and, if you have them, your school-age kids, and see how far imagination can take you." Christine Dolen, Miami Herald, September 22, 1998 "What fills that space is the best kind of theater -- provocative, moving, funny, intellectually stimulating, grand and captivating. De Acha took a great risk in tackling Angels in America. Now you can reap the rewards...one of the highlights of South Florida's homegrown theater season." Christine Dolen, Miami Herald, Summer of 1997 "...an exquisite, subtle, and heartrending production... (To Gillian on her 37th Birthday)" Roberta Morgan, Miami New Times, March 1994 "...bespeaks care and class in every department...first rate production...de Acha directs this production (Blithe Spirit) with bravura and efficiency." George Capewell, Miami Herald, May 1993 "...an alluring entertainment (To Sir Noel, With Love) ...created with enormous affection...staged with a restrained poetic sense..." George Capewell, Miami Herald, November 1991 "...his stagings have been subtle, sensual, literate, evocative, and - most important - clear...no wonder so many writers enjoy working with him...The courtly Cuban-born, New York City-trained director is also a master of musicality, using elements of rhythm, tone, and harmony in his productions. Hardly surprising, as he's also an experienced opera director." Editorial Choice: Best Director - Best of Miami New Times 2003 "de Acha (who designs and directs many New Theatre shows) brings such intricate care and subtle intelligence to the details of design and staging that a signature de Acha production, recognizable anywhere, has come to be one of the high points of the South Florida cultural landscape." Editorial Choice: Best Director - Best of Miami New Times 1999 "De Acha, Florida's busiest man in show biz, does everything, from caressing the best out of his actors to editing the scripts with a practical eye and even composing his own music with his heart on his sleeve. This is South Florida theatre at its best." Editorial Choice: Director of Best Ensemble - Best of Miami New Times 2005
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