“KAYLA PRESTEL’S mastery over the wooden puppet of our main character, Opal Whitely, helps bring every story to the 21st Century.”
— Lehigh Valley Stage
“KAYLA PRESTEL strikes a foreboding presence without saying a word; She has a real connection to DeLuca in these scenes, and they do a lot of storytelling with their physical work here.”
“Rarely have I seen puppets used as creatively as with this show. . . The cast members (Jake Bezel, Ariel Lauren, KAYLA PRESTEL and Weston Long) are disarmingly friendly with Mr. Rogers smiles (that is a compliment, not a complaint) and gentle voices (even when playing different characters)”
— New York Theater Guide
“It is difficult to remember puppeteers who convey such warmth and individuality to their creations while separately maintaining a veneer of supportive assurance. Everyone here is exemplary, mastering that difficult art of giving life to puppets without giving them independent existence.”
— LiveTheaterUK.com
“The mommy seahorse was my favorite because she talked the same way as my mommy. I liked that humans were holding them and moving them around.”
— New York Theatre Review
“KAYLA PRESTEL who moved with [ease] and who I would liked to have seen more.”
