“Anne Hering is the director of this mighty fine version of Steel Magnolias… Seeing Steel Magnolias at Flat Rock Playhouse again was like going to a family reunion on my mother’s side of the family, minus the men. The strong southern women were as endearing and quirky as ever, and, if anything, they had become iconic personalities that are impossible to forget.”
— Steve Wong
“Steel Magnolias, easily one of the funniest productions at the Rock over the past five years that likewise instills greater motivation for me to finally check out its film adaptation…. Under Anne Hering’s loving direction, this true ensemble honors the humor and heart of Robert Harling’s family-inspired play, tracking four pivotal days in the arc of six Louisiana women’s friendships that span 2.5 years but, thanks to the four-part structure and honest-to-life subject matter, feel like a single cycle through the seasons.”
— Edwin Arnaudin
“The most refreshing thing about Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s production of the 1925 novel’s stage adaptation is how director Anne Hering brings these characters from the lofty realm of sacred archetypes back down to earth. Suddenly, these aren’t literary devices but flesh-and-blood people.”
— Matt Palm, Orlando Sentinel, Great Gatsby
“Hering delivers with a natural, alluring production. Her chosen dynamic with emphasis on physical comedy in the Caliban/Stephano/Trinculo scenes ensures that the audience remains delightfully engaged.”
— April Montgomery, Broadway World, The Tempest
“Director Anne Hering’s production for Orlando Shakespeare Theater is a feast for the eyes.”
— Matt Palm, Orlando Sentinel, The Turn of the Screw