"For something so simply constructed and directly put, the current dramatic offering at the Grand Theatre's McManus Studio speaks volumes. It leaves you thinking...Dreamer's Rock is a hopeful play...Taylor merits consideration as more than an emerging playwright." Joe Matyas - London Free Press

"Charming...the play is packed with witty repartee..What makes Taylor's play work so well is the way it carefully treads the line between reverence and self-depreciation, idealism and practicality...but there's a serous message under the play's jokey surface." Vit Wagner - Toronto Star

"Tightly written, not too preachy... TORONTO makes its points credibly and with some flair." Bruce Grierson - Monday Magazine (Victoria, B.C.)

"If laughter is the best medicine, then get yourself out to see TORONTO AT DREAMER'S ROCK for a little healing." Medeine Tribinevicius - Manitoulin Expositor

"Taylor's ear for dialogue and keen sense of humour make TORONTO AT DREAMER'S ROCK a show that speaks to young audiences as well as older viewers...essentially human in dealing with themes that share in comedy and pathos...(Taylor's) hit upon one of the truest uses of theatre - to involve the intellect while engaging the feelings." John Kaplan - Now Magazine

"****out of five. ...this very funny, touching, tough-minded play...a sense of humour so blistering it could peel the hide off a Toronto lawyer. Taylor's hip, quick-witted script [provide characters that] are real flesh and blood. It's not very often you see a show that probes cultural identity with so much humour, heart and economy." Liz Nicholls - Edmonton Journal

"...It's a brief, ballsy piece of theatre for young people and it's an acerbic winner...Taylor has constructed an effective and entertaining critique on the survival of First Nations people." Brian Peterson - Westender

"Drew Hayden Taylor is probably the second most successful Canadian native Playwright after Tomson Highway...Like Shaw's play, it's really an embedment of a set of ideas of arguments, in this case, three characters...It's very clever. Even though he is dealing with some very serious issues - you know - cultural genocide, Native alcoholism and so on, he sugar coats the pill substantially with laughter. It's a delightful play." Jerry Wasserman - CBC's The Afternoon show

"TORONTO TACKLES HEADY ISSUES WITH HIP HUMOUR...a poignant comedy of misunderstandings...is a highly entertaining, well-acted piece that contains many worthy messages about being true to yourself and protecting the Earth from what the playwright sees as impending environmental ruin. But the play's most meaningful message is the importance of spirituality...four out of five stars" Riva Harrison - Winnipeg Sun

"NATIVE PLAY FUN AND ENCOURAGING...highly recommended...In only 50 minutes, the fine all-Native cast tells a simple, clear, encouraging story related without whitewashing the age-old difficulties encountered by anyone trying to keep their culture alive. It's also surprisingly funny. This is the best MTYP offering of the season... Four and a half out of five stars" Kevin Prokosh - Winnipeg Free Press

"This is an extremely intense piece of theatre, with dramatic performances...all contribute to the magical quality of the play and evoke strong emotional responses...a compelling and authentic work. This kind of thing will do more for native/non-native relationships than anything the politicians can dream up." Sheila Martindale - Scene Magazine.