Play: Looking, then Pointing
Reviewer: Kenneth Smith
Reviewer Email: crowlandin@aol.com
Rating: 5 Stars
Being someone who has done stage, and some radio work with Acting in my past life, I found that the term "Admiration" best fit my feelings, as the short ,quick, and to the point version. This was a fine piece of well formed writing, and deliverance on the part of Dan's acting. My over all thoughts would have to make mention of just how well Dan had put together his story of being behind the curtain, so to speak, of an actor when going for a performing part a Movie. Dan did a great job of convaying the part of himself looking back, as well as in present times looking at what the whole experiance was like. His many personality changes this 'Self Character' went through had been share with us in warm, lite heartedness. It had required an actor's abilities to make it smooth flowing, and undistractive in it's movements of part to part, scene, to scene, of which came to gift us all lucky enough to have been there to catch this "work in progress". Dan has the very soul of his craft down to the core,as is well documented to a full house of a captive admirers being drawn into his story line, his well timed jesters,and deliverance of both word and tones. Pure Stage Majic was built there before our very eyes, that was kept in motion right on through to deliverance of his conclutive line. Entertainment, left in the capable hands of this diversive and skilled Actor, will not let you down. Dan delivers a well written, fun and fasinating performance in this one man/multi personality stage journey through a bit of his life and it's experiances. Should I have missed "Looking,then Pointing", I would missed a memorable afternoon that was filled with Laughter and his personal thought provoking walk into Dan's Wonderful World of Entertainment.
K. Alan Smith
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{Token Madman,in Motion}
{crowlandin@aol.com} 

Play: Looking Then Pointing
Reviewer: Jim Traggett
Reviewer Email: tragworld@aol.com
Rating: 4 Stars
Great premise. We really laughed through this entire show. It was a surprise to find this little gem that we decided to see to kill some time before going over to the Exit theater to see "Back to Kroenig" (also very funny in a different way) Dan Deshara keeps his pace and the audience with him. The voiceovers with his real-life director are hysterical and so are the numerous sound effects. Don't miss this clever and well written look at what it means to be actor/artist.

Play: Looking, Then Pointing
Reviewer: LT
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Rating: 4 Stars
Unlike Liza (with a “z”), Daniel (Dan with a “D” - you’ll have to see the show) Deshara is sublimely entertaining without any of the brassiness of Broadway, the frenetic angst of stand-up comics or the formulaic schtick found in other one-m an shows. Working with few props other than his semi-nice hair, Deshara delivers in rapid-fire fashion a series of humorous vignettes and self-deprecating antecdotes about his attempts at breaking into show business and ultimately his “60 seconds of fame” in the recent Bay Area-based movie, “Cherish”. Cleverly presented by an actor who clearly enjoys his craft, you’ll find no heavy social messages here, just light hearted fare designed to lift the spirits of the audience and provide a brief - yet personal - behind-the-scenes look at the trials and tribulations of yet another struggling actor hoping to soon shed himself of his current “suck-ass” day job. This piece employs razor-sharp wit, laced with heavy doses of humor, impersonations (! Jimmy Stewart speaking in Vietnamese!!??), sight gags, sound effects, and on-going repartee with the unseen producer, Debra Wade. Somehow it all works, although the segues could be a bit smoother, and you’ll have to listen carefully to catch some the more subtle references and esoteric jokes. All in all, a joy that had the (almost ) packed house chuckling, guffawing, outright belly-laughing and occassionally going, “huh??” throughout the performance. And no, this review isn’t being written by Dan (“with a D”) himself, but rather by some shulb who wandered in off the foggy, cold streets of San Francisco looking for a little relief from the events of the day (9/11) and found himself captivated by this charming little slice of life. Go see the show. You’ll thank me.

Play: Looking, Then Pointing
Reviewer: Kenny Paul
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Rating: 4 Stars
The curcumstances and situations in the play make for a unique storytelling experience but it is DeShara's performance that makes this such great entertainment. Through characterization, anecdote and movement he presents his sometimes surreal experience acting on a film in a very humorous and engaging fashion throughout..

Play: Looking Then Pointing
Reviewer: Janelle Sims
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Rating: 5 Stars
Great show. Very well written, acted and directed. Dan Deshara is a delight to watch as he takes the audience through his painful and hilarious trials as an actor. His multiple characters are distinct and Jimmy Stewart rules the day.

Play: Looking, Then Pointing
Reviewer: Noah Kelly
Reviewer Email: ripetreats@hotmail.com
Rating: 4 Stars
Yes- Dan has great hair. Excellent impersonations from Johnny to Christopher. Good writing, honest & charming performance from Dan with a D. If you're at all curious how painfully long 60 seconds of film takes to shoot- he'll tell you. Reminded me of why I stay far from LA.

Play: Looking, Then Pointing
Reviewer: Toby
Reviewer Email: toby@intelligentvapor.com
Rating: 3 Stars
A little uneven and needing of "tightening up" but a fairly good effort for a first time writer/performer. Dan has a certain something that exudes confidence and virility in a school-boy, sixth-grade sort of way. Nice verbiage and good hair. Director Deborah Wade does a great job as added voice overs and gets a lot of variations out of Dan. I would see it again just for the Jimmy Stewart imitation.