Assaf Cohen Reviews…

For THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE at South Coast Rep:

“There also are flavorful portrayals by Assaf Cohen... assuming various roles.” – Joel Hirschhorn (Daily Variety – 9/13/2005)

For DUBYA 2004 at Sacred Fools Theatre:

“The "24"-flavored cover-up narrative gains credibility via... Assaf Cohen's terrorist.” – David C. Nichols (The Los Angeles Times – 9/23/2004)

For MAKING IT at South Coast Rep:

“Cohen shines in moving confessional moments.” – Paul Hodgins
(The Orange County Register – 1/28/2002)

“Cohen delivers a far less hopeful peroration on what he sees as the state of the nation…. a thoughtful piece.” – Steven Oxman (Variety – 1/30/2002)

“Cohen brings appropriate nuances and understanding to his character…”
– Christopher Trela (The Orange County Metro – 2/7/2002)

“The payoff is worth the wait… Performances are solid and Cohen is continually amusing as the low-on-the-totem-pole member of this social microcosm, ever hopeful of climbing upwards.” – Les Spindle (Back Stage West – 2/7/2002)

“Assaf Cohen… injects a jarring note of reality” – Tom Titus (The Daily Pilot – 2/2/2002)

For ROBIN HOOD at Marin Shakespeare Festival:

“… as played by Assaf Cohen, another jester named Grok, who speaks in wacky double-speak, is a riot.” – Peter Stack (San Francisco Chronicle – 8/9/1997)

For THE HOBBIT at Menlo Players Guild:

“The liveliest of the play’s species was Gollum, as played by… Assaf Cohen. Cohen paints the green-scaled, riddle-loving cave dweller in rapid reptilian movements, plus a constant hiccupping of ‘gollum, Gollum,’ which keeps the audience in titters.”
– Michael J. Vaughn (Palo Alto Weekly – 5/14/1993)

“… Gollum, a slimy creature played with Peter Lorre-like, lovable creepiness by Assaf Cohen.”
– Dawn Levy (Los Altos Town Crier – 5/19/1993)

“Bilbo engages in a duel of riddles with Gollum, a creepy underground water creature given superb menace by Assaf Cohen in the play’s best performance.” – Bryan Wiggin (The Country Almanac – 5/19/1993)

“The comic high point is the meeting of Bilbo Baggins and Gollum, a slithery, gulping, frog-like creature… [as] the playful and extremely idiosyncratic Gollum… Assaf Cohen played the dueling riddles scene with a flourish of comic aplomb… [his] well-timed lines and end-zone celebrations brought screams of laughter from the Burgess Theatre audience…. In the scene, Cohen gives Johnson a boost of energy.. Gollum disappears after his riddle-filled scene, but Cohen makes him memorable.” – Tom Scanlon (San Jose Mercury News – 5/21/1993)