• "... Witherspoon’s Emilio is particularly and perpetually appealing..."

    — “The Comeuppance"

    Boston Globe (Read Review)

  • "The Company Way: What Happened to the Acting Ensemble Ideal"

    — American Theatre Magazine (Read Interview)

  • "Witherspoon, as in Part 1, is a master class in acting and reactions, changing the tone of the conversation with as little as a subtle posture shift or raised eyebrow."

    — “Angels in America"

    WPRO (Read Review)

  • "... the incredible voice of Rodney Witherspoon II as Joe Scott, a former boxer who comes to the boarding house one night after being released from prison for a crime he didn't commit."

    — “Girl From the North Country”

    Broadway World (Read Review)

  • "Just go. It may be the best theatre you’ll see this decade."

    — ”Nat Turner in Jerusalem”

    Ptownie (Read Review)

  • "Samuel French Announces 44th Annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival Winners: The six plays will be published and made available for licensing from the century-old theatrical licensor."

    — “Tidwell, or the Plantation Play”

    Playbill (Read Feature)

  • "But it’s Witherspoon who showcases why this specific production of this specific musical matters... With stunning technical control, Witherspoon’s singing is simultaneously sure-footed and tender."

    — “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812”

    New England Theatre Geek (Read Review)

  • "Witherspoon has one scene in this episodic play, one pivotal moment in Darja’s life, and he makes it count... he is terrific at balancing Vic’s outsized personality with his naivete and thoughtfulness and his persistent attempts to help a homeless and battered woman."

    — “Ironbound”

    Boston Globe (Read Review)

  • "At the end of the performance something happened that I haven’t encountered in years. Or rather, didn’t happen. Where usually the clapping begins the moment the lights go down, here there was no applause, just a silence that spoke more loudly than an ovation."

    — “Nat Turner in Jerusalem”

    Valley Advocate (Read Review)

  • "Rodney Witherspoon’s Emilio carries off the difficult task of being the perpetual questioner—the one determined to hold others to account when they only want to carry on in delusion."

    — “The Comeuppance"

    The Arts Fuse (Read Review)

  • "Witherspoon, now in his final year at Brown University, was both a cast and a crew member, and he faced challenges no one mentioned in theater classes. "

    — Provincetown Banner (Read Interview)

  • Nix the chains dragging down the ghost of Scrooge’s business partner, Jacob Marley, played with palpable agony by Rodney Witherspoon II? Yes... Tethered to purgatory, they fly in from all sides and eventually wrap ropes around Marley, whose back arches sharply as he warns Scrooge of a similar fate, “You choose not to understand!”

    — “A Christmas Carol”

    Providence Journal (Read Review)

  • "As Louis de Rougemont, a real-life British adventurer of the Victorian era, Rodney Witherspoon II is an affable storyteller. He struts and frets for 90 minutes on the Garden Stage outside the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, telling the story of Louis’s life. And what an epic story it is..."

    — “Shipwrecked! An Entertainment — The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as Told by Himself)”

    The Provincetown Independent (Read Review)

  • "Witherspoon’s Lyons charms in all his brief moments..."

    — “Fences”

    East Greenwich News (Read Review)

  • "44th Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival Announces Six Winning Plays"

    — “Tidwell, or the Plantation Play”

    Broadway World (Read Feature)

  • "I watched the show from my home and felt that the taped production came through with full clarity."

    — “A Christmas Carol”

    Wall Street Journal (Read Review)

  • "Speaking of good voices, Rodney Witherspoon II, who plays struggling boxer Joe Scott, was a wonderful surprise. I’ve had the privilege to see him on stage many times at this point, and am always impressed with his acting, but was thrilled to hear him sing for the first time in this production. Witherspoon has an impressive range and rich tone."

    — “Girl From the North Country”

    WPRO

  • "Witherspoon’s Belize vigilantly steals every scene with his poetic outrage."

    — “Angels in America"

    Broadway World (Read Review)

  • "The moments where he takes center stage are some of the most affecting. His soliloquy, “Dust and Ashes” ... is simply gorgeous."

    — “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812”

    Motif Magazine (Read Review)

  • "Witherspoon captures de Rougemont's wonderment as one adventure succeeds another, and, later, Louis's desolation as he goes from the toast of London to the object of derision, with scholars and journalists out to debunk his tales."

    — “Shipwrecked! An Entertainment — The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as Told by Himself)”

    Boston Globe (Read Review)

  • "Rodney Witherspoon II, who played the lead in WHAT’s recent production of "Shipwrecked!", directs with fluidity, grace, and power. "

    — ”Nat Turner in Jerusalem”

    The Provincetown Independent (Read Review)

  • "Witherspoon, who gave a dazzling turn in last year’s “Angels in America,” is in top form here as well... He’s self-righteous, abrasive, and hypocritical, but thanks to Witherspoon’s charisma, is fascinating to watch."

    — “The Comeuppance"

    New England Theater Blog

  • "Witherspoon is excellent as Lyons, the cool-cat musician whose name allows for moments of laughter and silliness."

    — “Fences”

    The Westerly Sun (Read Review)

  • Belize, memorably portrayed by Rodney Witherspoon, speaks a big share of those quotable words, including, “Forgiveness. Which is maybe where love and justice finally meet. Peace, at last.”

    — “Angels in America”

    The Independent (Read Review)