There’s a taut tension between these handsome, athletic actors. With the help of the director, Tea Alagić , they create a vivid, very recognizable world, using almost no set and simple, almost ritualized movements.
– New York Times

Alagić’s movement-based direction finds graceful correlatives for the insistent tribal rhythms of McCraney’s text, with Burke Brown’s sharp lighting and Pratt’s driving percussion adding further urgency to the spare but dynamic staging.
– Variety

Electrifyingly staged by Tea Alagić and played to the charismatic hilt by a trio of young actors…the production gives McCraney’s script the fevered energy of something ardent and young and fresh.
– The Washington Post

But it was through seeing parts of the trilogy at the Fountain Theatre and San Diego’s Old Globe (which presented “The Brothers Size,” expertly directed by Tea Alagić ), that I became better acquainted with this path-breaking talent.
– LA Times

It is accentuated by Tea Alagić’s brilliantly simple and considered production, one in which three bare-chested actors arrive to the stage, limbering up over the accompaniment of a busy percussionist, before creating a playing space with a circle of sand.
– The Irish Times

Director Tea Alagić has staged the play several times now, and her familiarity with the material is surely a huge part of how easily all these big ideas come across.
– Arts Louisville

Here, McCraney’s characters are exciting because they are, at root, clashing manifestations of a unifying impulse, and under Tea Alagić’s direction those tensions ignite in powerful performances that define the designated archetypes.
– Leo Weekly

Jason Zinoman praised the production’s emotional power, ritual staging, and strong performances. The review highlighted the play’s “absorbing and emotionally resonant” qualities and noted Tea Alagić’s direction as central to bringing McCraney’s mythic Louisiana world to life.
– The New York Times

Covered the Public Theater production and highlighted its intensity and theatrical style under Tea Alagić’s direction.
– Time Out New York

Reviewed the production’s ritual structure and performance strength in the context of NYC downtown theatre.
– The Village Voice

Included reviews and industry reactions to the Public Theater run, generally positive toward the production.
– BroadwayWorld (NYC)

Covered the production with praise for staging and direction.
– TheaterMania

Back Stage (2007): described Alagić’s direction as having “rigor befitting a ritual,” with “blistering intensity and keen intelligence.”
– Additional NYC/US critic quotes (compiled coverage)

Praised Tea Alagić’s staging as “deceptively simple” and gripping, highlighting ritual staging, ensemble strength, and emotional clarity.
– San Diego Union-Tribune

Praised the direction and its fusion of mythic storytelling with grounded emotional performances.
– U-T San Diego

Generally favorable coverage noting strong performances and effective staging.
– BroadwayWorld San Diego

Highlighted the physical staging and ritual movement style positively.
– Talkin’ Broadway

Praised ritual staging, emotional intensity, and ensemble work; noted Alagić’s emphasis on movement, rhythm, and clarity.
– The Washington Post

Generally positive coverage highlighting physicality and the poetic structure of McCraney’s script.
– Washington City Paper

Noted strong performances and effective staging choices.
– BroadwayWorld Washington, DC

Praised physicality, ritual style, and committed performances; highlighted Brechtian and mythic qualities.
– The Irish Independent

Highlighted stylized staging, ensemble strength, and formal control under Alagić’s direction.
– The Irish Times

Praised ritual staging, movement language, and adaptation for the Abbey stage.
– Irish Theatre Magazine

Reported positively on performances and direction.
– BroadwayWorld UK & Ireland