An Existential Cabaret
Brown Paper Box Co.

Splash Magazine
by ​Jessie Bond

"A duet between Szczepanek and Anna Schutz was another powerhouse number."​
 

Picture This Post
​by Marla Seidell

"Also noteworthy was the singing duo of host Kristi Szczepanek and Anna Schultz."

Now. Here. This.
Brown Paper Box Co.
Woman 2

Chicagoland Musical Theatre
by ​Barry Reszel

"​Schutz simply sings the daylights out of every song her dulcet voice approaches; her “This Time” is the most memorable of the bunch."

Hollywood Chicago
by Pat McDonald

"The cast is blessed with energetic direction and soaring voices. Anna Schutz – a company member of Brown Paper Box Co. – is a glorious chanteuse, using her powerful singing instrument with a depth and purpose that delivers thrilling beauty to her character story."

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Brown Paper Box Co.
Heidi

Chicago Theatre Review
by Colin Douglas

"Anna Schutz is infectious and extremely likable as Heidi. Ms. Schutz’s vivacious personality and big voice belies the petite presence of this young actress. Her vocal contribution to many of the musical numbers, in particular her stunning solo rendition of the eleventh hour power ballad, “A Way Back to Then,” make this young actress a standout that audiences will want to see in more productions." 

Chicagoland Musical Theatre
by Barry Reszel

​"...it’s Schutz’s full, gorgeous, belting rendition of “A Way Back to Then,” the show’s soulful penultimate number, that ought to leave Chicago audiences talking. They’ll also be wondering where this talented singer and actress will be performing next."

Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls
Brown Paper Box Co.
Joy & Billy

Windy City Times
by Steven Chaitman

"Most of this eight-person ensemble offers something substantial in this intimate production. Highlights are Christopher Hart as the troubled writer Derek, Pamela Mae Davis as Vivian, a woman who loses everything at once, including her purse, and company member Anna Schutz, who plays the troubled young Billy and bright-eyed Joy."

Reefer Madness! the Musical
Brown Paper Box Co.
Mary Lane

Centerstage Chicago Review
by Colin Douglas

“Anna Schutz is a golden-voiced, wide-eyed Mary Lane, Davis’ perfect counterpart.”

Chicago Theater Blog Review
by Oliver Sava

“[Davis] and Schutz showcase impressive vocals, and the two actors have no problem transitioning from adorable sweetness to devilish insanity.”

Epic Proportions
Project 891 Theatre Company
Louise Goldman 

New City Stage Review
by Lisa Buscani

“Brothers Benny (Matt Lozano) and Phil (Cole Simon) head to the desert to join 3,500 other extras to make a cinematic extravaganza; both become enamored of spunky extras coordinator Louise (Anna Schutz). When the film’s eccentric director (Robert Kearcher) quits and Phil takes over the production, movie mayhem ensues. Simon is leading-man charming, Schutz has likeable ingénue purity and Lozano’s gee-whiz honesty is appealing.”

Chicago Reader Review
by Keith Griffith

“Anna Schutz disarms as Louise Goldman, the nervous, beautiful extras director who tries to hold things together while broad comedy and chaos fall around her like plaster chunks from an ersatz frieze.”

Broadway World Review
by M. William Panek

“Simon's charm as the controlling Phil and Lozano's spot-on 1930's ‘aw shucks, mister!’ cadence makes them a fun duo, but Schutz's turn on a dime hysteria-to-composure, spunk-to-sass allows for EPIC PROPORTIONS' standout performance.”

Indecent Proposals
Metropolis Performing Arts
Various

​Pioneer Press Review
by Myrna Petlick

“Indecent Proposals is a funny, well-directed comedy which offers vignettes that might be described as how not to propose marriage. The six-person ensemble plays a variety of roles, with the funniest sketch being between an Italian woman (Schutz) and her Italian-American husband (Allen).”

Dog Sees God
Rubicon Theatre Project
​Marcie

​Time Out Chicago Review
by Kris Vire

​“There’s a lot to be admired in Popp’s production, such as cast standouts Colleen E. Miller and Anna Schutz (Peppermint Patty and Marcie, respectively, as slutty Mean Girls).”

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown!
La Costa Theatre
Sally

Chicago Tribune
​by Chris Jones

"The best performance of the night comes from newcomer Anna Schutz, who makes a very spunky Sally with big pipes."

Chicago Reader
​by Zac Thompson

"The standout is bubbly Anna Schutz, playing Charlie Brown's dizzy kid sister, Sally."

A Chorus Line
Krannert Center
Val

​Buzz Magazine Review

“Anna Schutz's Val is a standout.  [Her] renditions of the Marvin Hamlisch/Edward Kleban songs ‘And’ and ‘Dance: Ten, Looks: Three’ are nearly comparable to Broadway versions.”

​The News-Gazette Review
by Julie Kistler

"Anna Schutz is irresistible as Val.