Carmen as Rachel in "The Baby Dance" with Carey Macaleer as Wanda

Carmen as Monica in "Maids of Honor" with Martina Vidmar as Pat
and Lisa Vioni as Annie

Carmen as Corrinna in "The House of Blue Leaves"

Beatrice Turner

"In the well-cast, expertly acted and flawlessly directed production [The Baby Dance] at the Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls, the issues and personalities hit with unexpected force -- from the deliberately comic start to the unsettling climax. " -- Edward Buroughs, The Journal News

"...[Carmen] Lamar is heartbreaking as the desperate mother-to-be. [Rachel, The Baby Dance]" -- Chesley Piemmons, Danbury News Times

"The women are the strongest performers in this production [The Baby Dance]..."
-- Campbell Robertson, The New York Times

"But Carmen Lamar is brilliant as Monica [Maids of Honor]. Her statuesque beauty, waspish tongue, intelligence, drive and sometimes "hard" exterior hides a vulnerable, hyper-vigilant little girl still frightened of her father's violence, though he's been dead all these years. Her slow discovery that she doesn't have to be so amored all the time is a joy." --Arlene McKanic, OOBR

"Carmen Lamar works physical wonders as Corrinna Stroller a beautiful actress [The House of Blue Leaves]...Her problem is she's secretly deaf. Her attempts to pretend she can hear and engage in conversation are hysterical." --Edward Buroughs, The Journal News, NY.

Carmen's writing project
"A Self Untitled" is a fictionalized play based upon the paintings and diaries of real-life New England artist Beatrice Turner. In the summer of 1913, Beatrice is young, beautiful and talented. She is enticed by her art teacher to pursue a career as a professional painter. His encouragement ultimately causes havoc in the Turner household as the secret between father and daughter is revealed. The issues are timeless and piercingly resonant even today. Stay tuned!