"Dodging Bullets is theatre as it should be: challenging and compelling."
--Michael Switzer, Emmy Award-winning Hollywood Director
"Dodging Bullets is meant to be seen by the masses. It is powerful, entertaining and very real. It helps put life in perspective and leaves you wondering what is most important. The acting is superb and the message is profound".
--Maureen Christensen, PhD, Family Counselor
"...stranger-than-fiction quality adds visceral entertainment value to 'Dodging Bullets'."
--Arizona Republic
"...powerfully expresses the way in which the violent events which precipitated the play still live in the performer's body. ...a significant piece of creative work from a unique theatrical voice..."
--Phil Thompson, Head of Acting, University of California at Irvine
"Dodging Bullets is a thought provoking performance that reminds us that domestic violence happens not to "those people" but to us. It urges us to understand the magnitude of the impact of domestic violence and provides hope that it can be overcome. Domestic violence happens to 1 in 4 women in our society. Dodging Bullets makes it real in a way that a statistic can't. Everyone should see this play."
--Connie Phillips, MSW, Executive Director, Sojourner Cente
"...courageous ...took us through Holy Thursday and Good Friday to Easter. Love is the only thing that makes us Christian and love of those who hurt us, i.e. forgiveness is love's ultimate expression. Grab yourself a crucifix and take a good look: when Jesus told us to love our enemies, he wasn't kiddin'. ...(this) play touched me deeply because it was such an honest and genuine incarnation of that love. All of us who see it are blessed!"
--Fr. Fred Lucci, OP, Former Director and Pastor, All Saints Catholic Newman Center at ASU
"Dodging Bullets" deals with one of the noblest themes in relationships - forgiveness. Taken from actual gut-wrenching events in his life, David's tour de force effectively displays redemption's strength of grace that we all desperately need to receive and give.
--Pastor Dennis Templeton, Calvary Chapel Arrowhead, Glendale, Arizona
“…a magnificent performance…superb”
--Daniel Nagrin, legendary pioneer of Modern Dance
"He is brilliant, both in his conception and realization of his pieces---most particularly in `Face It' with an almost endless variety of invisible masks."
---Phoenix Gazette
". . . an absolutely mesmerizing performance."
---Santa Barbara News Press
"Mr. Barker is the star of the evening and his animations and expressions are unpretentious and uncomplicated. This purity allows the audience to concentrate on the content of the action, to really feel what he is doing without the help of words. This makes mime an art all ages can enjoy. Anyone who has seen Mummenschanz will be glad to know that `Blockhead' is a takeoff on cube heads and cloth to form faces and creatures. It is by far the funniest sketch . . . a wonderful performer."
---Princeton Spectrum
"Barker's solos were illustrative of his tremendous range. From the reluctant recipient of a mask that changes the wearer into a killer, to a delightfully glib and playful surgeon, each of his characters had truth and integrity."
---University of California, Santa Barbara Daily Nexus
"What would you do if a man stretched out on the floor in front of you and pretended to be bacon? The audience at Douglass College last friday night laughed, very loudly . . . amazing control . . . had the audience roaring."
---Rutgers University Targem