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"As always the gang behind Melancholics Anonymous delivers the bizarre and the hilarious in equal measure." - Praise for 'Beanie Baby' from Stages of MN
"Brilliantly executed. The cast demonstrated excellent chemistry and brought their roles to life with energy and precision." - Praise for 'Beanie Baby, Jared Fessler for BroadwayWorld
"With great physical comedy... I can't imagine a more fun and imaginative production" -Praise for The World is Ending..., Life in Revue
"The solo performer, Jennifer Kehl, directed by Rachel Ropella holds the space, bright and comical." - J.E.N.'s 4 star review from Neurodiverse Review
"After graduating from St. Olaf University and co-founding her own theater production company, Melancholics Anonymous, Ropella has been busy crafting distinctive and moving theater pieces" - Sawyer Hoff, Profiled in Volume One
"J.E.N is an example of a fringe show that needs to be at the Fringe... Cleverness abounds in its worthwhile and urgent intentions." - Praise for J.E.N. from FringeReview
“A Girl Scout’s Guide to Exorcism is a must-see... this well-paced, smartly-written horror comedy offers some meditations on overzealous friendships and overzealous adherents to social movements, and it delivers the laughs." Frederick Melo, Pioneer Press
Exoricsm promises irreverence, fun, and camp, pun clearly earned." - Star Tribune
"In a few short years, [Melancholics Anonymous has] become a reliable source of theater that is inventive and delightful and a little bit dark." - Praise for 'Girl Scouts", Cherry and Spoon
"Set up as what seemed to be an old cheesy sitcom but with a twist.... the script was hilarious and the show polished" -Praise for 'Newhearts' from Broadway World
"It’s a crowd pleasing show no doubt.... it crosses a line that takes it from quirkily off, to a place irredeemably unreal." -Praise for 'Newhearts' from The Stages of MN
"A delightful spoof of true crime documentaries… clever concept and spot-on execution" -Praise for 'On Air...' from Cherry and Spoon
An interview on directing senior thesis 'Proof' with The Olaf Messenger
Profiled with the Chippewa Herald on directing, Fringe 2019, and "making waves in the Minnesota theatre"