“ A beautiful piece that demonstrates how evangelical Christianity as well as patriarchal theatrical spaces can be hotbeds of abuse, without going down the doom and gloom route. This feminist work has such a consistent message of hope in the face of a world that often tells anyone who isn't a cis white man to sit down and shut up. INFERNA is a great example of impactful autobiographical work, and shows that not all one-person shows have to only have one actor! I would love to see this on stage one day. ”

“ INFERNA uses great theatricality, physical comedy, and one-of-a-kind characters to examine the ways in which abusive structures live inside the theatrical canon and field.

The play, which in part follows Joanna through her youth theater career, illustrates how religious and conservative values and sexism find their way into theater.

But what most sticks with me about INFERNA is that it’s damn funny, with a warm, silly relationship between narrative and audience. The final minutes, which dramatize what a reconciliation between young women impacted by the same terrible theater man might look like, are both hopeful and chilling. ”

“ A powerful, intimate, and sharp piece about abuse, the ways women and femme identifying folks are harmed in theatrical and spiritual places, the ways society pits women against one another, and the intersection of religion/art/more. Joanna's testimony of her unsettling, abusive relationship with Jack and how it impacted her as a teenager and later is so nuanced, complex, and vulnerable. The dark and complicated themes are also balanced out with a dose of wry, sharp comedy that uses absurdity and observation to put into stark relief the difficult events addressed here. Read and produce! ”

“ We are awash in stories in this culture, told to us since childhood, with the capacity to cause incredible harm if we don't stop and examine them; it's easy for "enlightened" theatre folk to think that their stories are somehow exempt from the issues of religious stories (and vice versa). Joanna Castle Miller knows better, and her own story, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, is an unsparing look at the myths we tell ourselves, how they can curdle into delusion, and how to bring honesty back into our lives. Vivid and visceral. ”