“Andrew Ryker gives a performance of a lifetime as Leo Frank. He makes the nerdy, hand-wringing, hyper-conscientious factory supervisor a character worthy of the audience’s sympathy” — Margaret Ludington (The Des Moines Register)

“With appealing clarity, Andrew Ryker wraps himself in a completely believable Frank. From his workaholic, fish-out-of- water outsider place, delivered brilliantly in “How Can I Call this Home”…Ryker gives one of the shows strongest performances” — James Busbee (The Culture Buzz)

“Andrew Ryker… performed as the adult Harvey Milk with an immediate charm in both vocal and physical characterization. His voice bloomed easily displaying comfort with both musical theatre and classical styles during his elegant “You Are Here.”…His moments on stage with the young Harvey Milk… were sweetly endearing. Ryker continued to draw the audience in over the course of the whole evening with his sincerity and sensitivity to the text and vocal line” (I AM HARVEY MILK - Des Moines Gay Men’s Chorus)

— Megan Ihnen (Sybaritic Singer)

PRODUCTION REVIEWS

“Stage director Andrew Ryker kept the stage action flowing, and seasoned the lengthy, potentially static da capo arias with a number of gags and props, a la Peter Sellars. The audience got all the jokes, chuckling at just the right moments." (ALCINA - Boston Opera Collaborative)

— Ed Tapper (EDGE Boston)

"This year, my favorite fully staged opera was Intermezzo’s elegant low-budget version of Benjamin Britten's Curlew River." (CURLEW RIVER - Intermezzo Chamber Opera)

— Lloyd Schwartz (The Boston Phoenix)

"Young stage director Andrew Ryker blocked the action with hieratic simplicity, even managing to suggest the opera’s Japanese origins." (CURLEW RIVER - Intermezzo Chamber Opera)

— Lloyd Schwartz (The Boston Phoenix)

"Andrew Ryker's clean, unobtrusive staging keeps the drama in focus." (THE INMAN DIARIES - Intermezzo Chamber Opera)

— Matthew Guerrieri (The Boston Globe)

"Andrew Ryker's direction, naturalistic and efficient, made the judicious most of the dramatic shifts." (A LAST GOODBYE - Intermezzo Chamber Opera)

— Matthew Guerrieri (The Boston Globe)

"Andrew Ryker's admirably direct staging updated the action to a post-World War II café in some imaginary offspring of France and Italy, and left ample opportunity for comic business...It was an appealing dessert, airy and sweet as a cream puff." (SIGNOR DELUSO - Intermezzo Chamber Opera)

— Ed Tapper (EDGE Boston)