What Critics Are Saying…
“Watching Brandon Carter, as Ogun, both regard his brother and chastise him is to see a bittersweet fusion of affection and disappointment. A late scene in which he recounts their childhoods is among the play’s best and is flawlessly performed.”
— The New York Times
“A memorable Prince Hal in the company’s “Henry IV,” Parts 1 and 2”
'Henry IV, Part 1' was especially enhanced by the electric turns of Brandon Carter as Hal and KP Powell as the prince’s soldier-rival, Hotspur, who exists on a kind of testosterone overload...the actors clashed with a dazzling athleticism, as well as a perceptive command of the emotions churning within each of them."
— The Washington Post
“Here, Carter’s mastery of Shakespeare’s language is on full display as he finds—at every turn—more opportunities to show the audience how utterly inept Henry is at wooing.”
— DC Metro Theatre Arts
“As Shakespeare, Brandon Carter gives us intelligence and desperation, fervor and ambition.”
— Richmond Times Dispatch
“You Could Be King”
— American Theatre Magazine
“Carter recalled first being drawn to Shakespeare’s words when he was in school. He would read and process the words he’d never heard before, wondering why they weren’t being used anymore. These elaborate speeches and dialogues stood in sharp contrast to the verbal shorthand of his hometown in Northern Virginia.”