Our cousin, actress Erika Rolfsrud, has completed her lead role in the Broadway production of Rabbit Hole. Her next role is in Little Dog Laughed in St. Louis. Erika is the daughter of Dad's nephew, Arnold, and Metha Rolfsrud. She lives in Manhattan.Erika keeps a blog. Here's an excerpt:
Howdy y'all! Well, Rabbit Hole is over and it was an amazing experience. A challenging role, indeed... I feel like I'm a better actress for having been given the opportunity to play Becca. And the play itself... whoa! The response to the play was remarkable. Our first preview in Hartford, we had a group of bereavement counselors in the house, all of whom had been brought to what they did as a result of a loss in their own lives. The discussion after the show that night was so affirming, so heartfelt. Again, I must say, it was an honor to have gotten to be in this gift of a play.So now for an update: Check out the Review page for review snippets from the show's run. And coming up this fall, I will be playing Diane in Little Dog Laughed in St. Louis. It's been a great year so far... folks, I've been extraordinarily blessed!
Here's what the critics said about Erika:
"Becca, played with graceful force by Erika Rolfsrud..."-Sylviane Gold, New York Times, June 22,2008
"From the onset, Rolfsrud's calm exterior... masks an undercurrent of rage. Her lack of affect conveys more eloquently than words the depth of her despair. She is by turns resentful... defensive and desperate as she grapples to gain hold of something that will ease the pain."-Bernadette Johnson, www.inthespotlightinc.org, June 2008
"Rolfsrud is stellar as the tightly wound, anger-hiding and perfection seeking Becca."-Susan Hood, The Hartford Courant, June 13, 2008
"...[the] fine stage work is enhanced by Rolfsrud's quite remarkable performance... she creates a woman so intent on controlling her emotions and determined to 'see it through' on her own that you want to reach out, embrace her and draw away some of the pain. Yet Becca is not a one-dimensional character, and Rolfsrud's work allows the audience to see the flickers of the woman Becca was... who slowly reappears as Rolfsrud gracefully and intelligently loosens some of the emotional chains she has wound about her character."-Geary Danihy, www.ctcritics.org, June 2008
