est. 2011
YOLO! Productions established by Nairoby creates bold, high-impact work with the ambition of a major institution. From acclaimed revivals like Sunday on the Rocks and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea to immersive, site-specific reimagining’s of Animals Out of Paper, A Kid Like Jake, and The Chairs the company delivers fearless storytelling with striking design and emotional power. YOLO!’s original work ’Til Sunday earned national festival invitations, and its debut film A Second Embrace premiered at Oscar®, BAFTA, and CSA-qualifying festivals. Beyond these highlighted works, YOLO! continues to build a diverse portfolio of stage and screen projects—each driven by the company’s signature blend of daring vision and emotional depth.
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"My own page has been folded as I fell in love with these characters and I feel all the richer for having been welcomed into the world of YOLO! Productions’" TheatreScene for Animals Out of Paper
"YOLO! Productions and The Great Griffon have crafted a fantastic addition to the growing number of productions of Animals Out Of Paper. They have held dear raw talent, grassroots theatremaking, and simple, site-specific set design – all of the things that make this reviewer fall in love with the theatre time and again." The Public Reviews for Animals Out of Paper
" ...The circumstances in YOLO! Productions and The Great Griffon's production of the play feel entirely genuine." Broadwayworld for Animals Out of Paper
"This short play is now being simply and splendidly revived by YOLO! Productions at the Nuyorican Poets Café. It contains all of the trademarks of Shanley’s idiosyncratic worldview for which he has been celebrated.....With its vividly ingratiating performances this production sharply realizes John Patrick Shanley’s insightful, optimistic, and timeless work."
Theatre Scene for Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
"A site-specific play, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea is cleverly showing at the Nuyorican Poets Café; a bar setting inside an actual bar. The simple set and lighting design (Jerad Schomer) reflects the bleakness and coldness of these characters’ lives."
Stage Buddy for Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
"YOLO! Productions’ inaugural production of this well written, quick paced dark comedy by Theresa Rebeck soars mainly due to the stellar work of the female ensemble."
The Examiner for Sunday on the Rocks
"Sunday on the Rocks, the new dramedy by YOLO! Productions, goes down as smoothly as a single malt scotch. And hits just as hard."
Women Around Town for Sunday on the Rocks.