Grounded - George Brant
"… so well portrayed onstage by master storyteller Walsh, that the audience is held spellbound... Walsh carries the audience with her into the Pilot's disintegrating world... she is a master of theatrical expression able to express many layers of sensitivity through her characterization. Her diction is impeccable, her projection clear, and her very presence is commanding... she creates a mesmerizing environment that increases in intensity as the story progresses…her stellar performance as The Pilot reflects the grueling, emotional preparation she must have undertaken to perfect this multi-layered role. A star has been born and we are lucky to witness her."
- Cynthia Berresse Ploski, The Chronicle News
"Walsh commands the stage... Watching Walsh go through a gamut of emotions right before our eyes was an amazing sight. Kayla made us feel compassion, sadness, fear, and very uncomfortable throughout the night. All signs of a stellar performance."
- Kirk Loudon, The Chronicle News
"Walsh takes and leaves the audience emotionally wrecked by the end as she utilizes the small stage & light cube to its fullest… the actress doesn’t need anything more to take us along on this emotional ride. Walsh is a knockout."
- Jonathan Smith, New Legends Magazine
What the Constitution Means to Me
"Walsh delivers an emphatic, spring-loaded performance of this stage in the girl’s life, bursting at the seams with youthful exuberance in her canary yellow blazer… her brilliant use of timing and skillset of reading the audience’s every move and reaction is nothing short of amazing. A vulnerable, thought-provoking and compelling performance that’s one for the books. A true master of her craft."
- T. Rowland, Vertical Response
"Walsh delivers an excellent performance from start to finish, and leaves us wanting more. Two thumbs up. She’s beyond humorous, thought-provoking, enlightening, and thoroughly entertaining."
- ADK Taste
Sense & Sensibility
“Standouts include Kayla Ryan Walsh as the ebullient busybody of a matchmaker, Mrs. Jennings. She and her partner in comedy, Patrick Toon… steal every scene they’re in as seemingly bottomless sources of joy…”
- Patrick Maley, NJ.com
“In addition to playing Fanny, Walsh makes a big, scene-stealing impression as the loud, good-natured busybody Mrs. Jennings…”
- Jay Lustig, NJArts.net
“The distaff side of the family is rounded out by Kayla Ryan Walsh —arrogant, imperious as their sister-in-law Fanny Dashwood…and warmly effusive as the aforementioned Mrs. Jennings… She ably manages to play both sides of the feminine coin very well!”
- Ruth Ross, NJ Arts Maven
“Kayla Ryan Walsh, as Fanny Dashwood and Mrs. Jennings, always brings a flourish onstage and seems grounded in the time period with its pretensions and mannerisms.”
- Liz Keill, Tap Into Theatre
“Kayla Ryan Walsh makes magic with two very disparate characters – the greedy Fanny Dashwood and the ebulliently hardy Mrs. Jennings.”
- Sherri Rase, [Q]onStage