Staging Latinidad: Gigi Guizado on Theater, Translation, & Community in Las Vegas – Latinx Pop Magazine
Backstage in Vegas interview with A Public Fit promoting References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot
“Director Gigi Guizado takes us into a dream world of fantasy mixed with the harsh realities of relationships and the effects of war. She brings out fantastic performances, especially with the two leads.” – EMA Review: References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot
“A shout-out to the best solo shows I saw in 2024: Antigona @baronscourtw14 #GigiGuizado – LouReviews
Meat with Fear: Exploring Absurdity and Existentialism in Double Panic – Eat More Art Vegas
Ancestry and Identity: Contemporary Latino Poetry on Sept. 1 – Eat More Art Vegas
“Gigi Guizado delivers an astonishingly powerful performance, bringing to life a burning sense of justice that is as politically relevant today as it was in Ancient Greece….Guizado delivers a blistering performance. She is passionate, confidently switches between multiple roles and makes real the burning desire for justice that the eponymous protagonist seeks when demanding that she bury her brother, fallen in combat against Thebes. The strongest moment is Antígona’s tragic death, walled up inside a cave, which is vividly brought to life by Guizado…Guizado transports the audience to this dark world of isolation and suffering…Small costume changes, such as putting on a cloak to represent the king of Thebes or carrying a staff to represent a soldier, make each character distinct and the narrative easier to follow. Guizado is also very effective in varying her voice and mannerisms to distinguish each character…It is Guizado’s astonishingly powerful performance that brings to life the titanic struggle for justice for Antígona’s fallen brother. On this basis, Antígona is a complete success.” – everything theatre
“Luckily, Gigi Guizado, the performer in this one-woman show, is bilingual in both English and Spanish and inhabits all these intersecting interpretations with subtle command…From Antigona to Teirisias to Creonte to Ismene to the Messenger to the Chorus, Guizado inhabits all of these disparate characters with ease and intention, delivering Watanabe’s lines, translated by Perez Diaz, with compassion and urgency.” – Timothy Cummings
“A shrug of the shoulders, a change of gait, or use of the limited number of props, allows Guizado to morph from King to Seer, from guard to fool, from Antigone to her beloved cousin, Haemon. Her presence and charisma allows her to draw in us, the audience, as confidants and observers, crowd and jury. It is a confident and assured hour with a script that makes it easy to follow the story…Watanabe has captured the loyalty and tragedy of Antigona in his play, now staged in this small and atmospheric venue. It stands back and allows Guizado to create a vicious and unbending world in which one young girl puts familial love above all else. A marvellous production.” – LouReviews
Gigi Guizado: A Life of Love and Passion for the Arts – Eat More Art Vegas
The Asylum Theatre Presents the US Premiere of ANTÍGONA – Eat More Art Vegas
“Gabriela Yepes’ brilliant play, The Therapist, is presented in a riveting production at Barons Court Theatre. Gigi Guizado, who is also the play’s English translator, gives a spell-bind performance as the play’s central character, the Therapist…despite the seriousness of the subject, The Therapist is often a funny play. Guizado, who expertly demonstrates various poses on stage, happily embodies the various awkward beginners she has to teach, wobbling their way through downward dogs and dancer poses.” – The Reviews Hub
Backstage in Vegas interview with The Asylum Theatre ahead of The Therapist
“Gigi Guizado gives a sweet, people-pleasing Maeve who always stands with her feet in first position as if ready to take on any challenge” – Eat More Art Vegas
“Gigi Guizado is poignant as Maeve, convinced as a child that she can fly, and baffled that her older self could forget this.” – Talkin’ Broadway
“The supporting cast of Clare Jaget, Jon Spinogatti, Gigi Guizado, Tim Cummings, and Kelly Hawes, are inspiring. Each of them brings a nuanced, three-dimensional portrayal to the stage. To give details would be a bit like handing out spoilers.” – Eat More Art Vegas
EMAV 10 Bites: Gigi Guizado, Translator and performer of plays – Eat More Art Vegas
Vegas Valley Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Play for Mrs. Webb in Our Town – Eat More Art Vegas
“Mrs. Webb, played by Gigi Guizado is played wise and strong.” – Las Vegas Round the Clock
“when the women chat while doing chores, they continuously snap their fingers to create the sound of snapping beans. (Maintaining the flow of dialogue while doing this seems comparable to patting your head while rubbing your tummy.) In a nice comic turn by Gigi Guizado, the pace of Mrs. Webb’s snapping becomes noticeably more frenzied as her adolescent daughter peppers her with questions converging on the facts of life.” – Talkin’ Broadway
“Guizado delivered a solid performance. Her Victoria is the quintessential woman who has figured out she screwed up when she married Ralph. She’s gruff and dour, and still manages to portray the underlying love.” – Paul Altreides, Eat More Art
“The acting is the reason you should not miss this play…The physical acting by all the actors is incredible…Guizado is is both erotic, and repulsive in her sexual advances and drunkenness.” – Edge Media Network
“Ronn L. Williams as Ralph D and Gigi Guizado as Victoria do a fine job as the combative AA couple who find common ground only in pancakes.” – Talkin’ Broadway
“Elizabeth, Pastor Paul’s wife (lovingly performed by Gigi Guizado), … is the embodiment of the human and real consequences of choices based in spirituality.”
– Eat More Art Vegas
“Gigi Guizado is effective as Elizabeth, conflicted with the duty of being the pastor’s wife versus being completely opposed to his controversial viewpoint.”
– EDGE Media Network
“The Cockroach Theatre Company’s fine production features a talented cast under the smart direction of Mindy Woodhead. Strong supporting performances include Joe Basso as Joshua, Gigi Guizado as Paul’s wife Elizabeth…”
– Talkin’ Broadway
Faith Flix Films interviews Gigi
“The biggest independent debut this week was the Christian-audience oriented I’m in Love With a Church Girl”
– Rolling Stone
“Gigi Guizado [has] the sharp physical control and timing that allows [her] to single-handedly drive the humor of scenes.”
– Commuter Times
“Guizado acquitted well”
– Drama-Logue
“Class 40’s vamp”
– Marin Independent Journal
“The timing in both the dialogue and physical humor was superb, Guizado made a memorable debut.”
– Times-Herald
“Gigi Guizado, as the sultry mistress, pouts well and can move across the stage like a combination of Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall.”
– Pacific Sun
“Slithering like a beautiful and deadly incarnation of the Edenic snake, Gigi Guizado as Carmen epitomizes the terror that female sexuality can signify to men.”
– Pacific Sun
“Gigi Guizado, who played Tito’s wife, Maria, was surprisingly good and passionate.”
– Daily Republic
“Excellent, four star interpretation”
– Marin Independent Journal
Review of The Fashion Show, a performance piece co-authored by Gigi Guizado
Review of Pal Joey