Downturn
Charleston International Film Festival
“Sweetly Sublime” —BuzzineFilm.com
Steaming Milk
Best Actor and Best Director Awards (runner-up) 1997 Seattle International Film Festival
Best of the Fest, The Seattle Times
Best of the Fest, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Ones to Watch”: Seattle Times, Seattle Weekly, L.A. Weekly, Moviemaker, Film Finders, Charleston City Paper
“an impressive writing-acting debut for Rogers” —John Hartl, The Seattle Times
“This is entertaining filmmaking with some very impressive writing muscle.” —Tom Keoh, Seattle Weekly
The Trial of Major Stede Bonnet
“Great fun, splendidly performed and exhaustively researched. Grade A” —Charleston City Paper
Sic Semper Tyrannis (The Tragedian)
“A wonder . . . a virtuosic performance . . . Genius.” —Carol Furtwangler, Post & Courier
“Stage magic . . . mesmerizing . . . a once in a lifetime creation.” —Will Bryan, Charleston City Paper
Killing Chickens
“compelling drama, subtle character development, and plenty of humor . . . With plenty to say about loneliness, bereavement, the societal roles people play, and the pressures that result, Rogers has created a worthwhile piece of theatre that embraces its dramatic clichés rather than ignoring them, holding its own against past PURE offerings by Neil LaBute, Martin McDonagh and others. Rogers’ characters may need psychiatric help, but that makes their hard lives and poor choices compulsive to follow—the hallmark of any great drama. ” —Nick Smith, Charleston City Paper
“firmly in the dramatic tradition created by Eugene O’Neill and refined by Arthur Miller” —Jeff Johnson, Post & Courier
What Comes Around
“Rogers (who also directs) has written a sophisticated script with delicate touches. He’s created an excellent buildup of escalating tension and crafted taut twists, and he’s written some beautifully memorable lines.” —Jennifer Corley, Charleston City Paper
Ginger: A Hansel & Gretel Tale
co-written with Spencer Deering
“With Ginger, PURE manages to modernize the classic story of ‘Hansel and Gretel’ while retaining its original darkness and taking it to another level. . . . Ginger boasts PURE’s signature blend of dark humor and clever plot twists, even when we think we know exactly where everything will end.”