On Driving Miss Daisy, by Alfred Uhry:
"It's bursting now in a Delaware Theatre Company production that has everything even the insufferably demanding Miss Daisy would applaud: Credible, rich performances, which call for its actors to span 25 years, into old age, in one act. An elegant background of string musical phrases. A set by Lee Savage that puts you not only smack in the middle of a well-to-do Southern family's living room, but also inside a car that's really nothing more than two stylish benches. And a staging of blackout vignettes by director Meredith McDonough that melds beautifully with the storytelling." - Howard Shapiro, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2007
"Their friendship grows predictably — but touchingly and believably in director Meredith McDonough's gentle production — and Daisy's rancor eventually fades as she grows dependent on, trusting of, and finally grateful for, Hoke's companionship." - Mark Cofta, Philadelphia City Paper, March 2007
"As directed by Meredith McDonough, the play's action is subdued and focuses more on the characters and less on the events around them. A small glance or a pause is often how the characters are revealed and is much more illustrative than what the dialogue provides. The technique turns throwaway lines into laugh lines and small, seemingly inconsequential moments into meaningful ones." -Jeff Murphy, The News Journal, March 2007
On Hazard County, by Alison Moore:
"Hazard County has no road map, and even when you think you know where it's going, there are blind spots, hairpin turns and sudden stops. It's a play that requires you to keep your eye on the rearview mirror, and even then, it's a dangerous and suspensful ride." - Wendell Brock, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 2005
On Full Circle, by Charles L. Mee:
"Director Meredith McDonough created such a spontaneous atmosphere that at any point the rear wall might burst like a dam and singers, dancers, cars would flood through." - Jeff Smith, San Diego Reader November, 2003
"Theatre lovers dare not miss this production, about which those who do see it will be buzzing for years!" -Charlene Baldrige, Village News, November, 2003
On Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, by Tony Kushner:
"Keenly staged by Meredith McDonough, the production moves so well and so fast, that my companion, who'd never seen the work, was enthralled and couldn't believe three-plus hours had passed." - Charlene Baldridge, Village News, February 2003
"UCSD ended up pulling off one of their most ambitious productions yet, all assembled by Meredith McDonough for a thoroughly enjoying and engrossing evening of theatre." - Rob Hopper, San Diego Playbill, February 2003
On Hand, Foot, Arm and Face, a new play by Mat Smart:
"Fortunately the play had a director with the enormous talent and the passion to bring out its beauty. Meredith McDonough, following her ambitious production of Angels in America, here delivers a much more intimate and equally pwerful production with her remarkable corps of actors." - Rob Hopper, San Diego Playbill, March 2003
On Backstory, Humana Festival 2000:
"The overall concept is terrific and was beautifully executed by writers, directors, and actors alike." - Sherry Eaker, Back Stage, April 2000