I found him to be extremely easy in his manner, unflappable in moments of crisis and able to maintain a wonderful sense of humor throughout a grueling production schedule.
Ron Wilson, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Play House
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... in recommending Christopher Niess to you I recommend a person who is one hundred percent about the work, not about personalities, excuses, or his own ego. This gives his creative work ... a particular focus, concentration, scope, and groundedness.
Dr. Rosemarie Bank, Coordinator of Graduate Studies, Kent State University
.As a performer, Christopher Niess is articulate, compelling and charismatic...
Dr. John Crawford, Chair, Dept. of Theatre, Kent State University
Christopher Pearson Niess ... finds the right note as brother Jack, who's confused by present-day Donegal but sounds entirely sane when he's describing the native rituals of his Ugandan tribe.
Elizabeth Maupin, Sentinel Theater Critic. Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Fla.: Nov 10, 2004.
Current references and reviews
Peter Hackett, former Artistic Director - Cleveland Play House
Peter directed Mr. Niess in A Kiss for Cinderella, in which Niess appeared in two understudied
