as Elvira in Blithe Spirit

“Holly Griffith's portrayal of Elvira is a revelation”

“Playfully charming, hauntingly erotic, mercurially witty, beguilingly theatrical, Holly Griffith's wonderful performance as Elvira, the ghost of Charles Condomine's first wife, epitomizes and highlights Rogue Theatre's graceful production of "Blithe Spirit.

Griffith is quite wonderful here: funny, sexy, frisky, playful, quick, lithe, teasing, angry, pouting, sobbing (crocodile tears, abruptly abandoned as soon as Charles leaves the room), even at moments disturbingly gymnastic (as on the couch in Act 3), she skims and flits about the room in bare feet and bare-back dress, whitened face and silver almost platinum blonde hair, ethereal energy personified.

Her brisk pace, in movement and conversation, is always just right: she dominates the action (as she must--you can't and shouldn't take your eyes off her), pushes the pace, acts with every part of her body (I didn't know a bare back could be so expressive), convinces you that she is exactly what she seems to be—the blithe spirit at the center of this comedy, who makes this beguiling play work and this proficient production of it sparkle.” -review: Blithe Spirit, Tucson Sentinel

as Beatrice in Much Ado about Nothing

“Griffith and Knox give us a lot to enjoy as they match wits and smart mouths. Director McGrath has helped these good actors find just the right tone as they play with each other… Although the overall tenor of the piece is very light-hearted, they in particular delight us with their wit and words, and even their physical humor…Griffith and Knox are delicious.” -review: Much Ado About Nothing, Tucson Weekly

“Holly Griffith and Ryan Parker Knox are Beatrice and Benedick, who are engaged in a constant war of wits. The energy and connection between Knox and Griffith feels organic, giving even more oomph to the relationship.” -review: Much ado About Nothing, Arizona Daily Star

as Maureen in The Beauty Queen of Leenane

“Griffith as Maureen was stunning. Maureen goes through quite a dark and emotional journey throughout the play and forces herself to make life altering decisions, decisions that will not only affect her but her mother as well. Griffith was vulnerable and real, you could feel her emotional shifts. In the first act of the play you witness this happen when Maureen notices that her mother hadn’t listened to a word that she said when she exclaimed in the middle of Maureen’s monologue that, “there’s no sugar in this!” referring to the tea. And just as quickly as her mother interrupted, Griffith’s expression within a second turned from teasing and light laughter to a sudden death silence and sharp glare at her mother that made you shift uncomfortably in your seat. Meier as Mag really got under your skin and she was brilliant. Meier knows how to navigate the confusion and deep depression Mag has, and for the most part caused herself. 

The entirety of the play has the audience holding their breath. Griffith and Meier work together wonderfully in creating a space that feels and shows how tense and uncomfortable they are together, and it’s all the time. You become exhausted from the hatred and toxicity this relationship has.”

-review: The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Taming of the Review

“…the blood-sucking dynamic between the two, played to the hilt in a bravura performance by Holly Griffith as Maureen and Dr. Cynthia Meier as the Mother.”

-review: The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Sun News Tucson

“Holly Griffith’s Maureen matches Meier’s intensity. She is always on the edge of fury, the anger eeking out in insults and killer glares. Griffith imbued Maureen with a vulnerability, which makes what happens in the second act all the more horrifying.”

-review: The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Arizona Daily Star

“One of the most emotional theater experiences you will ever have is seeing the Rogue Theatre production of the Irish kitchen sink drama “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” by Martin McDonagh. The suffering hearts that tear at our own wrongful memories belong to Maureen and Mag. We see them and we know them. Their restless lives filled with narrow thoughts lacking focus, dreams left unplucked, hanging at a distance, dying on the vine instead of blooming.”

-review: The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Tucson Stage Blog

as Sonya in Uncle Vanya

“The plaintive heart of this production is Holly Griffith's pitch-perfect performance as Sonya, the Professor's daughter from his first wife, and now about the same age as the Professor's second wife.” -review: Uncle Vanya, TucsonStage Blog

"Sonya, nearly crippled by her longing for an oblivious Dr. Astrov, is given an aching portrayal by Holly Griffith." -review: Uncle Vanya, Arizona Daily Star

As Harper Pitt in “Angels in America”

Arizona Daily Star Mac Award Nominee: Best Actress in a Drama

"Holly Griffith wove in and out of insanity in her role as Harper in The Rogue’s 'Angels in America: Millennium Approaches.' We got her desperation, and grasped her need to let her mind drift in order to escape."

as First Witch in Macbeth

"The witches, in grotesque masks, prowl animalistically around the stage, spewing ominous predictions about Macbeth. Mist engulfs the space, thunder rumbles, lightning threatens. Holly Griffith, Claire Hancock and Grace Kirkpatrick make it clear: These witches are not to be trifled with. They captured us and did not let go." -review, Macbeth, Arizona Daily Star

“Witches Holly Griffith, Grace Kirkpatrick and Claire Hancock are otherworldly and give rich context to what unfolds.” -review: Macbeth, Tucson Weekly

as C in Three Tall Women

Arizona Daily Star Mac Award Nominee: Best Actress in a Drama

“Cynthia Meier, Patty Gallagher and Holly Griffith as a woman at different ages in her life were vivid in Rogue’s ‘3 Tall Women.’”

"Griffith gives C a calculated innocence and she inhabits the distress and confusion about her life ahead." -review: Three Tall Women, Arizona Daily Star

as Green Snake in The White Snake

Arizona Daily Star Mac Award Nominee: Best Actress in a Drama

"Holly Griffith infused her character with humor and an impishness that was hard to resist."

"Holly Griffith grabbed many of the humor lines as White Snake’s companion, Green Snake, who is many hundred years younger than her friend. Griffith gave the character a perfect impetuousness." -review: The White Snake, Arizona Daily Star

"The director and performers tease out (especially through Holly Griffith's charmingly insouciant portrayal of Green Snake) the script's humor and wit, with Meier setting a brisk pace for the dialogue." - review: The White Snake, Tucson Sentinel

“I enjoyed watching the interaction between him (John Proctor) and Holly Griffith (Elizabeth Proctor). They beautifully captured the delicate condition of their relationship. A woman who is hurt and uncertain of how to move past the pain and learn how to trust a man who is repentant but impatient for forgiveness. They were physically and emotionally distant, but you could feel that there was a yearning for things to be better by the way they looked at and spoke to one another.” -review: The Crucible, Taming of the Review

“Mrs. Swanson is new to Middletown, longing for a child and deeply lonely thanks to a husband whose job takes him away from home much of the time. Griffith filled her with hope and made us feel each pain, each fear and each joy.” -review: Middletown, Arizona Daily Star

“Ryan Parker Knox and Holly Griffith, who portrayed Christopher’s parents Ed and Judy, both brought depth to their characters as they balance the trials of parenting a child with autism and fulfilling their individual needs as human beings. I was equally as impressed with their ability to slip back into the ensemble without fixating on the named characters they played. “ -review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Taming of the Review