PERFORMING

In So Many Words

Named "Top 5 Solo Shows of 2007"
-NewCity Chicago

“Bordelon, 27, is in total command of her airtight material. She also is pretty, funny, observant, fast-talking and knowingly sexy -- with a 1950s girl-next-door allure that disguises a mischievous, naughty-girl persona. Highly recommended”
-Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun Times

"Love, Valor, and Technology, her winningly observed one-woman show analyzes the ways in which cell phones and MySpace have invaded the early flirt stages of a relationship. Blending cute with an intelligent quirkiness… the show has an appealing self-assured polish… Tip of the Week”
-Nina Metz, NewCity Chicago

Killing Women

“Superbly played by the classy, wound-tight Margot Bordelon... Bordelonis an actress who totally gets Wegrzyn's style. Mostly thanks to herrich and vulnerable performance, the killer Abby's final, humbling,ennobling, self-defining debacle had me hooked”
-Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

“The near perfect cast is grounded by Margot Bordelon’s exemplaryperformance as Abby. Bordelon is both caustically determined andexasperatingly lost, a true human being in extraordinary circumstances”
-Brian Kirst, Chicago Free Press

"Margot Bordelon is terrific"
-Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader

DIRECTING

Scarrie! The Musical

“It’s the spirited but disciplined direction of Margot Bordelon that really carries “Scarrie.” The sense of wicked but good-natured fun that dominates the production is to her credit. Working with very little, she and scenic designer Matthew Kollar pull off some great bits of staging. Bordelon’s cartoonish vision, complete with pratfalls and asides, demands a lot of the young ensemble. And it delivers.”
–Louis Weisberg, Chicago Free Press

“Director Margot Bordelon adroitly never lets the pace flag and the ensemble she has to work with is a dream come true.”
–Rick Reed, Windy City Times

“Margot Bordelon's decisions about what to heighten and what to play straight are balanced with David Cerda's gay sensibility.”
-Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune

Psycho Beach Party

“The kind of brave and unabashedly theatrical work that theater will need to maintain its relevance for younger generations… Director Margot Bordelon's take on it, mounted at the Northwest Actors' Studio, transcends the tepid "spoof" value of Busch's script…The success of the show, lies in the wild comic abandon that Bordelon cultivates in her talented cast…Bordelon imbues a rare sense of detail and craftsmanship into this airtight, focused production”
-Leah B. Green, The Seattle Times

“Director Margot Bordelon has whipped this fluff into a towering, frivolous meringue, driving her enthusiastic, high-energy cast at top speed through dance numbers, schizophrenic freakouts, half a dozen preposterous plot twists, and homoerotic fumblings”
-Bret Fetzer, the Stranger

Never Swim Alone

"Directed with impeccable timing by Margot Bordelon."

-Nina Metz, The Chicago Tribune

"Directed with head turning precision by Bordelon.  #1 of the Top Five shows not to miss in Chicago."

-Christopher Piatt, TimeOut Chicago

"Dynamically orchestrated by Margot Bordelon"
The Chicago Reader

Yes, This Really Happened to Me

Theatre Seven of Chicago's hour-long one-act is a first-rate piece of story theater--crisp, funny, moving, and utterly devoid of self-indulgence. A nine-person cast, all in their 20s, perform autobiographical texts by five writers who also appear on video to provide reflective commentary.  Familiar themes--childhood friendships, family relationships, sexual experimentation, drug experiences--get fresh, idiosyncratic spins. Playing multiple characters (this is an ensemble work, not an evening of monologues), the actors are precise, detailed, confident, and emotionally authentic, while directors Margot Bordelon and Cassandra Sanders maintain a pace that's brisk but never rushed.  If these young artists represent the future of off-Loop theater, we're in very good hands indeed. CRITIC'S CHOICE.
Albert Williams, The Chicago Reader