"McClain, who gets to turn inspired physical comedy into real emotional hurt in the crucial scene in which Elmire entraps Tartuffe to prove her case to Orgon once and for all."
- Time Out Chicago

"McCain and Ledo intrigue and engage from curtain to whiteout."
- Chicago Reader

"Patrese D. McClain - blustering beautifully"
-Stage and Cinema

"one versatile actress playing four teachers, eight students, a school janitor and a security guard. The marvel of McClain's performance is not her versatility, nor her ability to so deftly portray male and female, young and old. It is her gift for inclusion, her ability to draw her audience into the action, to make us feel as if we're invested. She sucks us into her world. No Child... is not about McClain's pyrotechnics; it's about our future."

"Patrese McClain gives a quiet, deliberate performance as Risa, dutifully"
- Broadway World

"McClain is very strong here...Her Nya can be different things at different times, first and foremost a concerned, loving, but tough mother. There is an extended scene between Nya and Omari that perfectly encapsulates Morisseau's deep talent for natural dialogue, and McClain shows Nya working through it, THINKING through it, an active organic process more than a carefully scripted speech. A good actor makes us forget that words were put in their mouths.
- Broadway World

“Patrese D. McClain is excellent as the excitable and enigmatic Camae. I do not want to give anything away by saying too much about her performance, but McClain had me transfixed from the moment she walked onto the stage until the house lights went dark.”
- TALKIN BROADWAY

"a dynamite performance by Patrese D. McClain"
- Aroundtown Chicago

"the excellent Patrese McClain..."

"As for Lily, Patrese McClain’s portrayal is as clear and intentional a characterization as I’ve seen in recent years. While Lily is written with a broadness bordering on caricature, McClain is a skilled enough actor to balance the hootin’, clappin’, hip-shakin’ side of night-life Lily with moments of softness, introspection, and true affection for the girls."
- STL Mag

"McClain, who gets to turn inspired physical comedy into real emotional hurt in the crucial scene in which Elmire entraps Tartuffe to prove her case to Orgon once and for all."
- Time Out Chicago

"McCain and Ledo intrigue and engage from curtain to whiteout."
- Chicago Reader

"Patrese D. McClain - blustering beautifully"
-Stage and Cinema

"one versatile actress playing four teachers, eight students, a school janitor and a security guard. The marvel of McClain's performance is not her versatility, nor her ability to so deftly portray male and female, young and old. It is her gift for inclusion, her ability to draw her audience into the action, to make us feel as if we're invested. She sucks us into her world. No Child... is not about McClain's pyrotechnics; it's about our future."

"Patrese McClain gives a quiet, deliberate performance as Risa, dutifully"
- Broadway World

"McClain is very strong here...Her Nya can be different things at different times, first and foremost a concerned, loving, but tough mother. There is an extended scene between Nya and Omari that perfectly encapsulates Morisseau's deep talent for natural dialogue, and McClain shows Nya working through it, THINKING through it, an active organic process more than a carefully scripted speech. A good actor makes us forget that words were put in their mouths.
- Broadway World

“Patrese D. McClain is excellent as the excitable and enigmatic Camae. I do not want to give anything away by saying too much about her performance, but McClain had me transfixed from the moment she walked onto the stage until the house lights went dark.”
- TALKIN BROADWAY

"a dynamite performance by Patrese D. McClain"
- Aroundtown Chicago

"the excellent Patrese McClain..."

"As for Lily, Patrese McClain’s portrayal is as clear and intentional a characterization as I’ve seen in recent years. While Lily is written with a broadness bordering on caricature, McClain is a skilled enough actor to balance the hootin’, clappin’, hip-shakin’ side of night-life Lily with moments of softness, introspection, and true affection for the girls."
- STL Mag