Press and Praise for Undead Arts

  • "These signature events carry with them the creative aspirations of a scene that, at least for one weekend in late October, chooses to put play, and play-acting, ahead of profit. They’re fun, they’re frivolous, they’re freaky, and they’re entirely ours. If we’re a little protective of them — if we’re ready to lose ourselves in their dark and delicious shadows — only a monster could blame us."

    —Zombies, Gods, Graveyards & Ghosts: One Weekend in Jersey City by Tris McCall for Jersey City Times // October 31, 2025

  • " The Zombie Opera has risen from the catacombs to become one of the city’s best-loved annual events: a combination of serious classical voice and pure theatrical silliness that has scored every Halloween since the beginning of the pandemic. "

    — This Weekend, The Zombie Opera Rises Again, Tris McCall for Jersey City Times // October 20, 2025

  • "while the team of Catriona Rubensis-Stevens, Molly Dunn and Katy Gardiner adore their silly business, they remain dead serious about great singing. Zombie Opera continues to attract world-class vocal talent to the Downtown with the promise of a great time. A big audience, too."

    — Rogue Waves October: Live Music and Musical Events in Jersey City by Tris McCall for Jersey City Times // October 1, 2025

  • " By now, the Zombie Opera is as entrenched an October tradition as the Ghost of Uncle Joe’s: the annual monster/sci-fi movie come to life at the Hamilton Park gazebo has become an indispensable part of Jersey City’s Halloween."

    — Rogue Waves June by Tris McCall for Jersey City Times // May 31, 2025