Macbeth: A Walking Shadow, reviewed by nytheatre.com 

 “Ato Essandoh is a revelation. … Celia Schaefer is every bit his equal as Lady Macbeth, simultaneously communicating The Lady's aggressiveness and sexiness.”

 Their Wings Were Blue, reviewed by nytheatre.com

 “Celia Schaefer as Enriquetta and Tim Smallwood as Nottingham each do an especially fine job …their lovely command of language and playful acting skills…”

 no meat no irony, reviewed by Time Out New York

 “Schaefer’s articulate performance ensures sympathy…”

 Arms and the Man, reviewed by the New York Times

 “Raina is played by Celia Schaefer with a spirited quirkiness, which lends Raina an air of charm and level-headedness even during her most outrageously romantic fantasies.”