In the Media
Select Theatre Reviews
DC Theatre Arts
Henry V - American Shakespeare Center:
"Another brilliant turn is Elleon Dobias’s Boy, the kid who has the incredible misfortune of having to accompany Henry’s former tavern buddies to France. Gliding across the stage effortlessly on wheeled sneakers, Dobias embodies youth and, well, wisdom well beyond a boy’s years. Dobias’s skills as a violinist are also on full display during the musical interludes, both in this and other plays in this season."
Broadway World
Smoke On The Mountain - Portland Stage and Maine State Music Theatre (co-production):
"Pert and whimsical, Dobias plays the ingenue effectively and delivers her moment of self-revelation with a sweet and silly longing, and she proves a lovely vocalist and an engaging comedienne."
A Christmas Carol - Portland Playhouse:
"Elleon Dobias is a multi-talented multi-instrumentalist who improvises carols on-demand and has a stage presence that could light the darkest corner."
Windy City Times
Haymarket - Underscore Theatre:
"Elleon Dobias creates a barn-burning hootenanny on her varied instruments."
The Life and Times
Ring of Fire - Drury Lane:
"Elleon Dobias is a dynamite fiddle player."
Chicago Theatre Review
Haymarket - Underscore Theatre:
"Elleon Dobias proves to be a skilled mistress of music."
"The twelve-member cast is comprised of a multitalented ensemble of actor/singer/musicians who will impress and astound every audience member. Playing a wide array of instruments that includes piano, guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, accordion, harmonica and even trumpet, this cast is stellar."
Chicago On Stage
Ring of Fire - Drury Lane:
"Most songs feature Elleon Dobias’ fiddle, which can range from playful to melancholy, and she gets a song of her own."
Picture This Post
Indecent - Victory Gardens Theatre:
"Elleon Dobias, spends the entirety of the show playing violin, providing a usually mellifluous, but sometimes jarring underscoring and soul to the plot. These were passionate musicians creating for the sake of creation, which aligns very well with the spirit of the play itself."
Haymarket - Underscore Theatre:
"This is truly ensemble work with talent exploding from the stage. They sing, they play instruments, they harmonize, solo shine and more."
Chicago Tribune
Once - Writers Theatre:
“This ensemble is uniformly terrific, some of whom offer very fresh takes on these characters.”
Haymarket - Underscore Theatre:
“Haymarket has now become a fully staged, highly effective, made-in-Chicago musical that’s well worth a look, with melodic, mostly folk and bluegrass-style numbers exploring various points of view about what happened in the West Loop in 1886.”
Splash Magazine
Ring of Fire - Drury Lane:
"Elleon Dobias plays a mean fiddle and percussion."
Once - Writers Theatre:
"What really made this particular show magical was the cast. They all played instruments (multiples), they all sang, and while they all remained on stage almost the entire show, they still made each scene feel fresh, regardless of the fact that the set really never changed. They moved props fluidly as they danced and sang their way through the show. It seems odd to describe a cast of actors and musicians as moving together like water, but that’s what they did."
