📍What Critics Are Saying...
One more show in LA this Sunday, June 29.
Alone on stage, Susan becomes 23 characters to take the audience on her solitary walk through 540 miles of rain, resentment, and redemption. Buen Camino is a moving story of how grief can lead to surrender and ultimately to freedom.
Hollywood Fringe Festival June 29
Briggs Opera House & Shaker Bridge Theatre (White River Junction, VT) July 23
Phantom Theater (Warren, VT) July 25 & 26
Edinburgh Fringe July 30 – August 24 (not 8/11 or 18)
More Dates to be Announced
Buen Camino is everything I love about solo theatre. Susan’s command of character work is masterful; immersive and completely captivating. Watching her weave in and out of roles with such precision and heart feels like a true privilege. This is a masterclass in solo performance, filled with humor, depth, and joy.
Writing this gorgeous and heartrending show about such a very raw and still tender part of her life is a kind of conjuring. She skillfully and with great love evokes this epic and very necessary expedition, giving every moment of this show meaning. She captivates the audience with her gentle, sweet, very funny and deeply earnest storytelling. Susan has made this wonderful and important play from her sadness and her heartbreak.
–Samantha Simmonds-Ronceros, NoHo Arts District
Under the thoughtful direction of Jessica Lynn Johnson, the pacing allows moments of stillness and surrender to unfold naturally… Ultimately, Buen Camino: My Walk Through 540 Miles of Rain, Resentment, and Redemption is not just a story of travel or healing; it is an invitation to listen more deeply, to let go of control, and to trust the mysterious voices that sometimes lead us to places and versions of ourselves we never imagined seeking.
–Agata Drogowska, All About Solo
With the assistance of meaningful projections and her gift of storytelling, Ms. Edsall invites and keeps her audience by her side as she walks, shares, and learns. She uses very few props and it does not matter. Her selection of physical traits works perfectly; as she portrays each one of the twenty-six characters in her story.
Storyteller Susan Edsall, traverses a tragic beginning to a sublimely triumphant end in her true story. And she does so with an abundance of doubt, a hint of sarcasm, and lots of unintentional comedy. On stage, as in life, it is her commitment to just putting one foot in front of the other, that draws up her power. Her solo performance is vulnerable, odd and special. Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson the stage craft is at its simplest, which suits an audience’s imagination best in this form of solo show.
–Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move
Susan portrayed multiple characters so believably, using different accents and body movements, that she really was an entire cast by herself. The discoveries she made on her journey were relatable to so many people, as she freed herself from the traumas of her past.
What unfolded on stage was more than a performance. Susan, the solo performer, absolutely nailed it. In this one-woman show, she seamlessly embodied a range of characters without missing a beat. Her energy, authenticity, and emotional depth held me captive from beginning to end. I laughed, I cried, and most importantly, I reflected. As the story unfolded, I found myself looking inward, asking what burdens I’m still carrying and how I can begin to let them go. The play isn’t just a narrative, it’s an invitation. A spiritual checkpoint. A call to action… Buen Camino is more than entertainment; it’s an experience. If you get the chance to see it, take it. It’s a must-see.
I was so moved by this production… I loved all of the different characters Susan portrayed and how each of them were handled with care [and] committed physicality... I loved her use of multimedia, I loved the staging.