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 AS YOU LIKE IT Theatre in DC “Nikkole Salter commands the stage as the melancholy Jaques, delivering Shakespeare's famous "all the world's a stage" speech with a gravity that lingers.” FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Timothy Douglas Photo by: Brittany Deliberate |  AS YOU LIKE IT Metro Weekly "Another standout is a memorable Nikkole Salter as a charismatic Jaques, bringing exactly the right humorous intensity and physical comedy. Her language flows like silk." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Timothy Douglas Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |  AS YOU LIKE IT Dr. Peter Kirwan "Nikkole Salter’s Jaques...made a lot of sense in this version. Jaques’s melancholy was a droll, sarcastic performance...But after meeting Touchstone offstage, Jaques was transformed...Jaques had truth to share with her community..." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Timothy Douglas Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |
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 AS YOU LIKE IT Broadway World "Nikkole Salter has presence as the observant, melancholy Jaques. Salter delivers some of the most noted words of Shakespeare: “all the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players…” She pairs evenly with the commanding Jefferson A. Russell.." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Timothy Douglas Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |  AS YOU LIKE IT Washington City Paper "Nikkole Salter as the poet Jaques delivers some much appreciated dry humor and reality checks—especially in one of the strongest scenes evoking a front porch kickback." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Timothy Douglas Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |  AS YOU LIKE IT @theatrebloom "There’s even a subtler hint at [meaningful double casting] with Nikkole Salter playing both Charles the Wrestler (and that ‘recount’ tantrum moment is uproarious!) and as Jaques, very, very gently insinuating that perhaps the melancholy-morose Jaques was a former politician who recognizes the error of her ways but has no moral path forward to correct prior actions." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Timothy Douglas Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |
 AS YOU LIKE IT Dr. Peter Kirwan "...(fascinatingly, people seemed to be rooting for Charles as much as for Orlando in the build-up to their wrestling)... as a celebration of community life in DC, of the diverse peoples and their lives and loves that make up the nation’s true capital and who get effaced in the focus on shiny white neoclassical buildings, [the production] was a triumph." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Timothy Douglas Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |  AS YOU LIKE IT Washington Lobbyist "Nikkole Salter commands the stage as Jacques with ta delivery of "all the world's a stage" that stays with you." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Timothy Douglas Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |  AS YOU LIKE IT Talkin' Broadway “The production is inclusive in the way it reinterprets some male characters as female. Nikkole Salter shines as both the blustering wrestler Charles and philosophical Jaques, who delivers the "Seven Ages of Man" speech.” FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Timothy Douglas Photo by: Brittany Deliberate |
 AS YOU LIKE IT DC Digest "From the opening moments, it’s clear that the actors thrive on interaction with each other and the audience. That energy is contagious, with audiences clapping to the beat and cheering throughout the performance...Not only do the actors handle Shakespeare’s Elizabethan language with ease, but they also throw themselves into exuberant physical comedy that keeps the audience laughing." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Timothy Douglas Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |  JULIUS X Talkin' Broadway "The performances pop in their rhythms of hip-hop and street slang, mixed with sprinklings of iambic pentameter. Nikkole Salter brings the viewer into the heart of Julius' wife Calpurnia, his partner in life and mission and the mother of his children, and the joys and heartaches she has experienced, and the rest of the ensemble operates at the same high level." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Nicole Brewer Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |  JULIUS X Morris Theatre DC "Julius X is a conglomeration of some of the finest performances this year. Brandon Carter commands his Julius with narrow swagger, providing an aura of coolness that envelops his equally talented peers such as Nikkole Salter’s Calpurnia and Jay Frisby’s Cassius." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Nicole Brewer Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |
 JULIUS X Peter Kirwan "Salter’s exceptional performance also lent itself to a powerful additional scene with Antony immediately before his orations, in which she effectively blessed his revenge and steeled his resolve." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Nicole Brewer |  JULIUS X BroadwayWorld "There are strong performances at every turn... Nikkole Salter’s turn as Calpurnia Shabazz, Julius X’s wife, is riveting." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Nicole Brewer |  JULIUS X DC Theatre Arts "Swept up in this storm of heartbreak and sacrifice were Calpurnia, played by Nikkole Salter...Salter’s Calpurnia displays regal stoicism and tender grace..." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Nicole Brewer Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |
 JULIUS X Washington Informer "Nikkole Salter as Calpurnia, Julius X’s wife, and Renee Elizabeth Wilson, who is Portia, Brutus’s wife, do an incredible job demonstrating how deeply danger can be felt." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Nicole Brewer Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |  MEDIUM "The other important relationship between the characters is Calpurnia and Julius X. Calpurnia, played by Nikkole Salter, is just as much a main character as her husband, strong and compassionate, pulling the best of the character to the forefront. Salter is regal in her portrayal, tortured but powerful when necessary, while never succumbing to the madness that haunts the narrative, twisting so many others. She is a perfect match to Brandon Carter’s Julius X..." Director: Brewer Photo: |  JULIUS X K STREET MAGAZINE "Nikkole Salter’s Calpurnia stands out as a moral counterweight." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Nicole Brewer Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |
 JULIUS X Theatre Goer Thoughts" "Nikkole Salter brings a stately elegance and later touching poignance to her role as Julius's wife Calpurnia." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Nicole Brewer Photo by: Brittany Diliberto |  JULIUS X Two Hours Traffic DC "...and Nikkole Salter in particular is an arresting Calpurnia, given more voice here as Julius' wife than Ceasar's was allotted." FOLGER THEATRE 2025-26 Directed by: Nicole Brewer Photo by: Brittany Deliberate |  WE ARE GATHERED DC Theatre Arts "The acting is nothing short of masterful in every role...Nikkole Salter plays Ms. Ms, a teacher, with a bravura comedic touch (it reminded me of The Colored Museum skit “The Last Mama-on-the-Couch Play”). She also plays Dubs’ sister, Punkin, with authority." ARENA STAGE 2024-25 Directed by: Kent Gash |
 WE ARE GATHERED DC Theatre Arts "The acting is nothing short of masterful in every role...Nikkole Salter plays Ms. Ms, a teacher, with a bravura comedic touch (it reminded me of The Colored Museum skit “The Last Mama-on-the-Couch Play”). She also plays Dubs’ sister, Punkin, with authority." ARENA STAGE 2024-25 Directed by: Kent Gash |  A JUMPING OFF POINT DC Theatre Arts "Leslie, the playwright (Nikkole Salter in a compelling performance), seems to have developed just the right answers to satisfy her interviewers, if not herself." ROUND HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Jade King Carroll |  A JUMPING OFF POINT BroadwayWorld "The acting is the force that truly keeps this play afloat and absorbing. Nikkole Salter as the central character, Leslie, combines the qualities of a driven professional with just the right touch of defiant vulnerability. Like the shards of glass that cut her hand, Ms. Salter delivers a performance that is sharply and incisively rendered." ROUND HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Jade King Carroll |
 A JUMPING OFF POINT Theatre Bloom "Nikkole Salter successfully navigates the blurred lines between the ambition, resentment, and essential decency of her character..." ROUND HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Jade King Carroll |  A JUMPING OFF POINT MD Theatre Guide "In pursuit of the show’s core message, Nikkole Salter feels like a three-dimensional character only in certain respects. She is three-dimensional in terms of her relatability — an extended scene at the show’s beginning shows her drinking wine and cracking jokes with Miriam — but seems hell-bent on keeping Andrew out..." ROUND HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Jade King Carroll |  |
 A JUMPING OFF POINT Washington Post "With Salter’s now-ebullient, now-haughty Leslie radiating charisma and Gavigan’s Andrew serving as an alternately threatening and hilarious foil, “A Jumping-Off Point” is entertainment that speaks to urgent questions around representation, equity and power." ROUND HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Jade King Carroll |  JUMPING OFF POINT Washington Blade "Cast members’ performances are layered. Salter’s Leslie is all charm, practicality, and controlled ambition..." ROUND HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Jade King Carroll |  MEDIUM ROUND HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Jade King Carroll |
 CONFEDERATES Washington Post "“Confederates” swoops back and forth in time between Sara, who becomes a Union spy, and Sandra (a pitch-perfect Nikkole Salter), a political science professor at a modern university... With her physical poise and frequently curt tones conveying Sandra’s intellect and confidence, Salter also illuminates the professor’s bafflement at being misunderstood." MOSAIC THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Stori Ayers |  CONFEDERATES DC Theatre Arts "Nikkole Salter and Deidre Staples command attention. They are the heart and soul of this production, which follows a successful premiere off-Broadway in 2022." MOSAIC THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Stori Ayers C. Dubberly & N. Salter Photo by: Chris Banks |  CONFEDERATES Maryland Theatre Guide "Salter and Staples have a difficult task here. They embody the two central characters, but also implicitly personify a collective, historical response to the hostile systems that Black women are forced to navigate. Both actors are wonderfully watchable in their roles and as individuals bearing the weight of the broken parts of their respective societies." MOSAIC THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Stori Ayers C. Dubberly & N. Salter Photo by: Banks |
CONFEDERATES Broadway World "In Salter’s sure portrayal, Sandra is strong and poised, yet we see her vulnerability, isolation and the cracks in her façade." MOSAIC THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Stori Ayers C. Dubberly & N. Salter Photo by: Chris Banks | CONFEDERATES The Washington City Paper "Her Mosaic Theatre production has a wholly different cast, and one notable not merely for versatility but for its full embrace of illuminating contradiction: Sandra’s cause—to see whomever subjected her to evidently racially motivated public embarrassment punished—is just, but Salter isn’t afraid to show us the chinks in her moral armor." MOSAIC THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Stori Ayers C. Dubberly & N. Salter Photo by: Banks | CONFEDERATES Metro Weekly "In one emotionally fraught meeting after another, Salter both conducts and reacts persuasively opposite Ashur, Dubberly, and Chavis, in scenes that spiral out of Sandra’s control." MOSAIC THEATRE COMPANY 2023-24 Directed by: Stori Ayers Photo by: Chris Banks C. Dubberly & N. Salter Photo by: Chris Banks |
 OUR DAUGHTERS LIKE PILLARS Boston Globe "The play belongs to the women, and the performances are uniformly strong... Salter is a particular standout as Lavinia, still struggling with regret and bitterness at dropping out of college decades earlier to support her family." HUNTINGTON THEATRE 2021-22 Directed by: Kimberly Senior J. Parker & N. Salter |  OUR DAUGHTERS LIKE PILLARS WBUR "Nikkole Salter (Lavinia) of 'Godfather of Harlem' leads an incredible cast in the three-hour plus show..." HUNTINGTON THEATRE 2021-22 Directed by: Kimberly Senior N. Salter |  WHITERLY NEGOTIATIONS The New York Times "One thing you can't ever feel, because Salter looks right at you, is that you're a disinterested bystander." Theatre For One Octopus Theatricals 2020-21 Directed by: Tiffany Nichole Greene |
 WHITERLY NEGOTIATIONS The New Yorker "..convincingly intimate...Nikkole Salter plays a Black writer run ragged... she flits in and out of realistic passive-aggressive professional phone and Zoom language, sometimes floating away into arias of rightful anger." Theatre For One Octopus Theatricals 2020-21 Directed by: Tiffany Nichole Greene Photos by Cherie Tay N. Salter (foreground) |  |  STEW Vulture "...it’s the performances that you’ll remember. They’re all strong, from Dodson, practiced at eye-rolling suffering, to Pollitt, who manages to be a bratty 17-year-old while still hanging onto our sympathy, to Salter, who achieves a weary glamour in her pajamas and head wrap..." Page 73 2019-20 Directed by: Colette Robert Photos by Jeremy Daniel N. Salter (foreground) |
 STEW NY Times "The excellent cast and the director Colette Robert handle the material deftly.." Page 73 2019-20 Directed by: Colette Robert Photos by Jeremy Daniel T. Pollitt, P. Johnson, K. Dodson, N. Salter |  MUD ROW Philadelphia Inquirer "Half a century later, businesswoman Regine (the remarkable Nikkole Salter) stands as a testament to everything Elsie, her grandmother, sought for herself...Salter and [Renika] Williams utterly convince in their strained sisterly bond..." PEOPLE'S LIGHT THEATRE 2018-19 Directed by: Steven Broadnax, III N. Salter & R. Williams Photos by Mark Garvin |  MUD ROW Delco Culture Vultures "Nikkole Salter turns in a nicely calibrated performance, and also gives us glimpses of the vulnerability underneath it all. Both ladies [Salter and Williams] handle the humor well too. [Bjorn DuPaty's] interactions with Salter's Regine totally ring true - you believe they are a couple." PEOPLE'S LIGHT THEATRE 2018-19 Directed by: Steven Broadnax, III N. Salter & B. DuPaty Photos by Mark Garvin |
 MUD ROW Reclining Standards "...Regine (Nikkole Salter—a particular standout in the superb cast)..." PEOPLE'S LIGHT THEATRE 2018-19 Directed by: Steven Broadnax, III Photos by Mark Garvin |  MUD ROW Philly Life and Culture "The production is strong on all levels. It is the level of quality that has established People's Light and Theatre as one of the area's finest professional theatres." PEOPLE'S LIGHT THEATRE 2018-19 Directed by: Steven Broadnax, III Photos by Mark Garvin |  MUD ROW Talkin' Broadway "The entire cast is magnificent, with especially memorable performances by [Tiffany Rachelle] Stewart and [Nikkole] Salter...Morisseau's writing is rich and authentic. Tense, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring, Mud Row pulses with the the love Morisseau feels for her characters and the real life people who inspire them." PEOPLE'S LIGHT THEATRE 2018-19 Directed by: Steven Broadnax, III Photos by Mark Garvin |
 THE ROYALE Cleveland Jewish News "Add dignity and resolve to this list of qualities regarding Salter’s fine performance as Jay’s sister Nina, who is saddled with reminding him of the personal consequences of a fight that Jim Crow America is not yet ready for." CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE STAGE 2017-18 Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming Photos by Roger Mastroianni. |  THE ROYALE The Plain Dealer "[Salter as Nina is] imperious and beautiful..." CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE STAGE 2017-18 Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming Photos by Roger Mastroianni. |  THE ROYALE The Reserve "[Salter as Nina is]...a force to be reckoned with — well characterizing the strength required of African American women during this time." CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE STAGE 2017-18 Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming Photos by Roger Mastroianni. |
 THE ROYALE The Cleveland Scene "And Nikkole Salter in the role of Nina adds a quiet tone of despair and approaching doom to the proceedings." CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE STAGE 2017-18 Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming Photos by Roger Mastroianni. |  THE ROYALE Cool Cleveland "Nikkole Salter as his sister Nina evoked the thoughtful presence of women who always try to hold things together." CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE STAGE 2017-18 Directed by: Robert Barry Fleming Photos by Roger Mastroianni. |  THE CHRISTIANS The Baltimore Sun "As the preacher’s wife, Elizabeth, who can match her husband for strength of will and depth of feeling, Nikkole Salter does eloquent work. Her intimate scenes with Overshown reach lyrical heights." - Reviewed by Tim Smith 09/18/2017 BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE 2017-18 Directed by: Hana S. Sharif H. Overshown, N. Salter Photo Credit:Richard Anderson |
 THE CHRISTIANS Baltimore Backstage "...[Nikkole Salter] has an air of elegance and dignity that is required for this role. She fits perfectly with this character and gives a poignant, truthful performance. Salter works especially well with and has great chemistry with her counter-part Howard W. Overshown" - Reviewed by Jason Crawford Samios-Uy 09/25/2017 BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE 2017-18 Directed by: Hana S. Sharif Photo Credit:Richard Anderson |  THE CHRISTIANS DC Metro Theater "[Salter] fabulously depicted [her role]... [she was] steadfast and dynamic as Pastor Paul’s wife, Elizabeth." - Reviewed by Gina Jun 09/18/2017 BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE 2017-18 Directed by: Hana S. Sharif L. Clayton, A. Gerber, H. Overshown, N. Salter Photo Credit:Richard Anderson |  THE CHRISTIANS Theatre Bloom "Salter... is a true treat to watch upon the stage... it’s the silent responsive reactions she gives to everything that’s happening around her that makes her remarkable as a performer...And when Salter’s character does find the power of speech, it is deeply gripping and emotionally blindsiding..." - Reviewed by Amanda N. Gunther 09/15/2017 BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE 2017-18 Directed by: Hana S. Sharif H. Overshown, N. Salter Photo Credit:Richard Anderson |
 MACBETH Washington Post "[Salter's performance is] elusive, not frighteningly ruthless or erotically charged...Salter’s [performance presents a] human-scaled Lady Macbeth..." - Reviewed by Nelson Pressley 05/02/2017 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Tony Powell |  MACBETH DC Metro Theatre Arts "Nikkole Salter is a superb Lady Macbeth, full of energy, pride, and deep sensuality. One of the best moments of the production comes when she withdraws from Macbeth’s growing cruelty. For her, the excitement of the murder was in the anticipation; once the deed is done, she falls apart."- Reviewed by Sophia Howes 05/09/2017 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Schuman |  MACBETH MD Theatre Guide "Salter also shined in her role. She gave a softness and vulnerability to Lady Macbeth when it would be easy to villainize her. In this way, Salter showed the character’s layers and allowed the audience to empathize with her." - Reviewed by Maria Materise 05/04/2017 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Suchman |
 MACBETH Metro Weekly “…[Salter] has a great command of the language — so great, in fact, one forgets she is speaking words written more than 400 years ago. Salter...makes one wish this was required viewing for metro-region schools: Shakespeare delivered this effectively can create audiences for life. She is such an exciting presence..." - Reviewed by Kate Wingfield 05/11/2017 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Schuman |  MACBETH DC Metro Theatre Arts "[Macbeth played by Jesse J. Perez] and Lady Macbeth (Nikkole Salter) make for a formidable couple whose unraveling is riveting to watch." - Reviewed by Julia Hurley 05/02/2017 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Suchman |  MACBETH TheatreMania "Nikkole Salter is very good as Lady Macbeth...Salter does not play Lady Macbeth as inherently evil or passionate but rather as an outsider, a woman for whom social situation is everything. She is proud and fierce through most of the play, but a broken soul when she realizes what she and her husband have done."- Reviewed by Barbara Mackay 05/03/2017 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Suchman |
 MACBETH Shakespearances "Lady Macbeth is a potent force in Salter's portrayal. She speaks the verse with soul-shuddering poetic power while exploring all the shades of Lady Macbeth's personality..."- Reviewed by Eric Minton 05/03/2017 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Schuman |  MACBETH DMV202Arts "Nikkole Salter absolutely slays the role of the mad and demented Lady Macbeth." - Reviewed by Malcolm Lewis Barnes 05/04/2017 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Suchman |  MACBETH Broadway World "As Lady Macbeth, she enters wearing her headscarf as if already a crown (and Harvard T shirt). She seems more caught up in the whirlwind of ambition than engineering it sinisterly on her own." - Reviewed by Roger Catlin 05/04/2017 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Schuman |
 MACBETH Two Hours Traffic "But when Nikkole Salter swept onstage making her first entrance as the new queen of Scotland, spontaneous cheers broke out to echo the ones onstage. From skepticism to YAS KWEEN in under thirty seconds- it's a hell of a moment of theatre...Salter and Perez make fine work of their rise and fall from power." - Emily, Emma, and Susan 05/02/2017 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Photo Credit: Scott Suchman |  MACBETH The Washington Free Beacon By Kate Harvard May 21, 2017 "Nikkole Salter is a gentler and subtler Lady Macbeth than the usual henpecking scolds and femmes fatales...This Lady Macbeth's motivation is clear: the loss of her child...the decision to place children at the center of Macbeth is the smartest part of this production." SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Suchman |  MACBETH DC Theatre Scene "Nikkole Salter wears some jaw-dropping African formalwear so stupendously that she elicits multiple vocal “Wows!” from the audience." - Alan Katz 05/09/2017 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE PRODUCTION 2016-17 Directed by: Liesl Tommy Photo Credit: Scott Suchman |
 HEAD OF PASSES San Francisco Chronicle "Nikkole Salter stops the show as their junkie half-sister Cookie, in a wrenching reconciliation-cum-showdown with Shelah." - Reviewed by Robert Hurwitt 04/18/2015 BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE PRODUCTION 2014-15 Directed by: Tina Landau Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Kevin Berne |  HEAD OF PASSES San Jose Mercury News "It's only when Cookie (a captivating Nikkole Salter) stops by, drenched by the water that's pouring through the parlor, that Shelah's spirit stirs." - Reviewed by Karen D'Souza, 04/20/2015 BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE PRODUCTION 2014-15 Directed by: Tina Landau Cheryl Lynn Bruce & Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Kevin Berne |  HEAD OF PASSES San Francisco Examiner "Nikkole Salter’s Cookie burns with wounded intensity." - Reviewed by Georgia Rowe 04/22/2015 BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE PRODUCTION 2014-15 Directed by: Tina Landau Jonathan Burke & Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Kevin Berne |
 TOUGH TITTY The New York Times "Excellent in multiple roles, Nikkole Salter is a calm and anchoring presence as Imani, Angela’s doctor friend. In a surreal and funny late-night scene, Ms. Salter plays a cancer survivor workbook as a belligerent, blaming drill sergeant... ” Reviewed by: LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES 04/29/2014 ANDRE BRAUGHER & AMI BRABSON PRODUCTION at the PARADISE FACTORY, NYC Directed by: Awoye Timpo Ami Brabson & Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Hunter Canning |  LUCK OF THE IRISH The New England Theatre Geek " Nikkole Salter as Lucy Taylor is enthralling in a prim but steeled performance." - Reviewed by: Gillian Daniels 4/16/2012 HUNTINGTON THEATRE PRODUCTION 2011-12 Directed by Melia Bensussen Victor Williams & Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: T. Charles Erikson |  LUCK OF THE IRISH The Theatre Mirror "Nikkole Salter as refined Lucy Taylor, is marvelously dignified, her ladylike demeanor sharply contrasted by Patty Ann’s jealousy and sense of entitlement, especially during the women’s confrontation. During Lucy’s triumphant scene, Salter drew loud applause." - Reviewed by: Sheila Barth HUNTINGTON THEATRE PRODUCTION 2011-12 Directed by Melia Bensussen Marianna Bassham & Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: T. Charles Erikson |
 LUCK OF THE IRISH Talkin' B'Way "Nikkole Salter, an IRNE Award nominee for the Huntington's Stick Fly two years ago, plays Lucy with a matriarchal ken, infusing her with intelligence and quiet dignity. She is a woman who knows who she is, unwilling to settle for the place society tries " - Reviewed by: Nancy Grossman HUNTINGTON THEATRE PRODUCTION 2011-12 Directed by Melia Bensussen Victor Williams & Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: T. Charles Erikson |  LUCK OF THE IRISH The Boston Globe " Salter is equally compelling as Lucy, whose will is unyielding (she will not allow her family to be pushed out of Bellington) but whose heart is touched by the hapless, dreamy Joe, who longs for the life of books and words that Lucy lives" - Reviewed by: Don Aucoin 4/16/2012 HUNTINGTON THEATRE PRODUCTION 2011-12 Directed by Melia Bensussen Nikkole Salter & McCaleb Burnette Photo Credit: T. Charles Erikson |  STICK FLY Boston Globe "Nikkole Salter (herself a gifted playwright) imbues this smart, anxious, angry woman with a rich spectrum of emotions and reactions; she lets us see both Taylor’s vulnerabilities and her hard-won strength. It’s a lovely, layered performance of a fascinating role." Reviewed by: Louise Kennedy, February 26, 2010 ARENA STAGE/HUNTINGTON PRODUCTION 2009-2010 Directed by: Kenny Leon Jason Dirden & Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Suchman |
 STICK FLY ShowBiz Radio Interview "The fiancee is the productions strongest element. As played by Nikkole Salter ... [she] conveys unlimited intellectual pizazz and fun-loving high-spirits. She is the The One to Watch: one of those performers who charge up a production, the person we keep looking for, wondering what she is going to do... Reviewed by: Joe Adcock, 1/13/2010 ARENA STAGE/HUNTINGTON PRODUCTION 2009-2010 Directed by: Kenny Leon Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Suchman |  STICK FLY Washington Life Magazine "Nikkole Salter plays Taylor with energy and compassion, giving depth to the girl’s struggle to be accepted by the elite world... Salter’s portrayal of this complex girl is dynamic." Reviewed by: Julie LaPorte, January 11, 2010 ARENA STAGE/HUNTINGTON PRODUCTION 2009-10 Directed by: Kenny Leon Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Suchman |  STICK FLY Cape Cod Times "...Nikkole Salter, quite brilliant here... each moment of interaction seems natural and real..." Reviewed by: Alicia Blaisdell, February 26, 2010 ARENA STAGE/HUNTINGTON PRODUCTION 2009-2010 Directed by: Kenny Leon Jason Dirden, Billy Eugene Jones, Rosie Benton & Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Scott Suchman |
 GEES BEND Community Press "Salter [is] just as compelling - she with her impeccable comic delivery ..." - Reviewed by: Jackie Demaline CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION 2010-11 Directed by Derrick Sanders Bakesta King & Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Sandy Underwood |  THE OLD SETTLER Talkin' B'Way "Every performance is accurate, detailed and evocative...And it would not surprise me to learn that the delightfully rapacious Nikkole Salter (Lou Bessie) had just stepped out of a freshly minted silver screen print of 1943's Stormy Weather." - Reviewed by: Bob Rendell, for Talkin' Broadway Regional News LUNA STAGE PRODUCTION 2010-2011 Directed by Susan Kerner Nikkole Salter & Suzzanne Douglas Photo Credit: Steve Lawler |  THE OLD SETTLER The Star Ledger "Nikkole Salter is a wonder as the scam artist formerly known Lou Bessie, who now prefers the more elegant name Charmayne. With the air of what used to be politely known as “a fancy woman,” Salter is garrulous, bright-eyed and confident." - Reviewed by: Peter Filichia, 10/28/2010 LUNA STAGE PRODUCTION 2010-2011 Directed by Susan Kerner Ami Brabson, Nikkole Salter & Suzzanne Douglas Photo Credit: Steve Lawler |
 GEES BEND Kansas City Star "...Sadie (played vividly by Nikkole Salter) grows from adolescence to old age in the course of the play. Such a vast age range poses a daunting task for any actor, but Salter rarely misses a beat, whether as a teenage flirt or risking her life in the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery." - Reviewed by: Robert Trussell KANSAS CITY REP PRODUCTION 2008-09 Directed by Marion McClinton Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: |  GEES BEND Kansas City Community News "Nikkole Salter is quite splendid as Sadie... the play belongs to Salter...she creates a vivid portrait of individual endurance that serves as a fitting salute to all those who sacrificed so much during the Civil Rights movement. - Reviewed by: Russ Simmons KANSAS CITY REP PRODUCTION 2008-09 Directed by Marion McClinton Pascale Armand & Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: |  INKED BABY Time Out "The evening moves along swiftly, thanks to some first-rate scene writing and consistently solid acting. Nikkole Salter is especially impressive as Lena's friend..." - Reviewed by: Adam Feldman, for Time Out PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS PRODUCTION 2008-09 Directed by Kate Whoriskey Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: |
 INKED BABY The New York Times "Ms. Salter, the co-star and co-author of 'In the Continuum,' adds some spark ..."- Reviewed by: Charles Isherwood, March 24, 2009, for The New York Times PLAYWRIGHT'S HORIZONS PRODUCTION 2008-09 Directed by Kate Whoriskey Nana Mensah & Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: Joan Marcus |  Palisadian Post "Actor/playwright Nikkole Salter talks the talk, walks the walk, spits the rage and bleeds the vulnerability of the African American women she portrays on stage at the Kirk Douglas, as if she were channeling the entire black female experience." - Feature by: Libby Motika 12.06.2006 PRIMARY STAGES PRODUCTION DOMESTIC TOUR 2006 - 08 Directed by Robert O'Hara Nikkole Salter & Danai Gurira Graphic Credit: |  IN THE CONTINUUM Variety Review "Salter is immensely likeable as Nia, bringing welcome humor to the play. She's thoroughly convincing as the somewhat innocent character, which makes Nia's tragedy that much more affecting. Salter also excels in dramatic portrayals, particularly as Nia's bitter mother... - Reviewed by: Terry Morgan 11/26/2006 PRIMARY STAGES PRODUCTION & WORLD TOUR 2005-06 Directed by Robert O'hara Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: James Leynse |
 IN THE CONTINUUM Gay City News "Both Guira and Salter are actresses of extraordinary range and skill, and they have crafted a play that works both as politics and literature, finding voices for each of the characters that ring ...For such young playwrights and performers, it is a piece of startling maturity." - Reviewed by:Christopher Byrne 10/6-12/2005 PRIMARY STAGES PRODUCTION 2005-06 Directed by Robert O'Hara Nikkole Salter & Danai Gurira Photo Credit: James Leynse |  IN THE CONTINUUM Village Voice Review ""In the Continuum is a subtle, smartly staged piece on a subject that could make a great deal more screaming understandable...Salter is particularly good at conveying the complex reactions involved..." - Reviewed by: Michael Feingold 10/4/2005 PRIMARY STAGES PRODUCTION & WORLD TOUR 2005-06 Directed by Robert O'hara Nikkole Salter Photo Credit: James Leynse |  New York Times "Other recent successes in the genre include...'In the Continuum' Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter's docudrama about women and AIDS in the United States and Zimbabwe." - Feature by: Charles Isherwood PRIMARY STAGES PRODUCTION DOMESTIC TOUR 2006 - 08 Directed by Robert O'Hara Nikkole Salter & Danai Gurira Graphic Credit: |
 The Zimbabwean "The two shows were sold out and drew a packed audience. Many wept throughout the performance. It is a story of searing pain and burning emotions yet rendered with an amazing sense of humor. The two actresses facilitated various workshops in their Harare visit as a part of HIFA's outreach mission which is to encourage township youth to take the arts as a serious livelihood." PRIMARY STAGES PRODUCTION DOMESTIC TOUR 2007 - 08 |  New York Post "Missing from the list of nominees [for the Pulitzer] are two shows that theater people were pretty certain would make the cut: Rabit Hole, now on Broadway, and "In the Continuum...It's unclear why [Anna Deveare] Smit withheld her support; she did not return messages seeking comment." - Feature by: Michael Ridel PRIMARY STAGES PRODUCTION DOMESTIC TOUR 2007 - 08 Directed by Robert O'Hara |
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