Review: The Roommate by En Vivo

by Donna Provencher
Published on October 26, 2026

Thoughtful and entertaining, THE ROOMMATE is proof En Vivo understands it's not enough to make art worth seeing. You have to make people want to see it.

En Vivo’s The Roommate demonstrates that great theater can come in small packages. Few theater artists have both the creative vision to produce exceptional work and the business savvy to attract audiences to see it. Paul Padilla, founder and artistic director of En Vivo! Theatrical, has both. His small but ambitious company consistently punches well above its weight class. In large part, that’s because Padilla marries strong artistic choices with smart marketing. The results speak …

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