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Idiot’s Delight

“John C. Brown and Laura Pedersen-Schulz are charming as the English newlyweds. Their candor and unselfconscious displays of affection provide some of the play’s funniest and most disarming moments.” -- Kathie Isaac-Luke for The Union Democrat

You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown

“Pedersen-Schulz's Sally is a marvelous creation, bringing entertaining detail to her portrayal of a supremely self-interested hedonist, reacting to a spilled ice cream cone with the woefully injured wail, ‘Don't tell me my life isn't a Shakespearean tragedy!’” -- David Templeton for The Bohemian

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“Teachers laughed knowingly with Sally's histrionics demanding a grade change on mediocre assignments. She and one coat hanger, along with a beautiful voice, earned her an A+ grade in any roll book.” -- Kaaron Carver for The Community Voice

Oh, Kay!

“. . .with this particular play, there is only one true test, which "Oh, Kay!" passes. When your show contains a spectacular song like the moving, intriguing "Someone to Watch Over Me," you need someone with the voice, skill, class and courage to sing it without tricks and shallow artifice. As the title character, Kay, Laura Pedersen-Schulz has it all and does it all. In duets with David Sasse as the rich and romantic Jimmy, she made the most of Gershwin standards like "Ain't It Romantic" and "Do, Do, Do." She sang in a voice as clear, fine and lively as the smuggled champagne the show's script keeps dithering about all evening. Pedersen-Schulz's comic acting matched her singing and again, her voice was the key, with expert comic timing in both upper-class and cockney English accents.” --Dan Taylor for The Press Democrat

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“It’s the Gershwin songs that makes this show memorable including: Someone To Watch Over Me; Do, Do, Do and Will You Remember Me? . . . some fine Bay Area musical talent make up the cast, which sings and dances its way into your heart. Laura Pedersen-Schulz, a classically trained vocalist who could have easily turned Someone To Watch Over Me into an aria fit for an opera’s stage, plays Lady Kay.” -- David Kashimba for Kashimba Reviews

The Sound of Music

“The Sound of Music is one of those shows that relies on a single lead character. Laura Pedersen-Schulz does the production proud with her depiction of Maria . . . Her classically trained voice soars in the numbers that are meant to remind the audience of the Austrian peaks towering above—or the love of god that inspires the faith of the Sisters . . . And her manner is always completely natural . . . Laura strides confidently through the stages of Maria’s initiation into the world and love with the appropriate gravity and a little humor. When she flees back to the abbey in confusion over her feelings for the Captain . . ., the progress of expression on her face as the Mother Abbess sings the inspirational “Climb Every Mountain”--from desperate uncertainty through wonder to serene conviction . . .—is one of the genuine satisfactions of this show. --Ken Bullock for Commuter Times

Will Rogers Follies

“The female lead, that of Rogers’ wife Betty Blake, was played by Laura Pedersen-Schulz, whose classical voice training was evident from her first note. The interaction between Pedersen-Schulz and [Jonathan Rhys] Williams was magic on stage. . . . There’s no doubt that SCT’s “Will Rogers Follies” is easily the best musical I have seen in years.” --Michael T. Moseley for Daily Republic

The Secret Garden

"The music [ ], the lyrics, and the wonderful voices, in particular, Elizabeth Hunter and Laura Pedersen-Schulz, complement this production.” –Charles Jarrett for Rossmoor News

The Importance of Being Earnest

“The redoubtable Gwendolyn — an outstanding and polished performance by Pedersen-Schulz — gives every promise of fulfilling Wilde’s dire prediction that every woman becomes her mother; tragically, only the love-struck Jack doesn’t notice this. –Sasha Paulsen for Napa Valley Register

The Taffetas

“The Taffetas are flawlessly portrayed by Amy Franklin Leonards, Laura Morgan, Amy Nielson and Laura Pedersen-Schulz.” –Alice Grace Chalip for The Oakland Tribune

The Music Man

“‘Goodnight My Someone’ . . . showcases Pedersen-Schulz's powerful and exquisite vibrato voice. A deeply moving performer, she captivates the audience. Coupled with her acting skills, she's enthralling as Marian and one can easily imagine her gracing a stage on Broadway. This number also reveals a vulnerable side to Marian -- quite different from her tough, skeptical persona.” –Stephanie Wright Hession for The Oakland Tribune

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“Marion Paroo, the librarian, played by Laura Pedersen-Schulz has a beautiful voice comparable to Julie Andrews.” –Heidi Leung for The Tri City Voice

The Fantasticks!

“. . . Laura Pedersen-Schulz, a perfect comic ingénue with a splendid voice. . .” --Ken Bullock for The Commuter Times