LA Times
"Baltimore Waltz," director
Best Production of the Year award
Orange County Register
"The Almond Seller," director, West Coast premiere
"Director Loui deploys elements of magic realism with an often-thrilling theatricality, and she has washed the production with a kind of Brechtian comic tone that prevents things from becoming too cumbersome. This is theater that's both intellectually stimulating and entertaining."
LATimes.com
"Love of Three Oranges," director
"No matter what your depth of theatrical experience, it's doubtful that you've witnessed anything like "Love of Three Oranges" at UC Irvine. This comic fairy tale fantasy has been streamlined into a kaleidescope of comedy, color and movement. Especially movement, where the efforts of director, Annie Loui who also serves as choreographer, are particularly in evidence...'Three Oranges' is what you might expect had Stephen Sondheim dropped a little acid before writing 'Into the Woods.'"
Backstage, NYC
Critics Best Bets of the Year (directing) commendation
"Moose Mating," director
Orange County Register
"Hansel and Gretel," director
"The opera is a charming mix of high spirits and creative stagecraft...Director Annie Loui deserves credit for making an event out of what could have been just another precious bedtime story."
New York Magazine
"Amercian Clock," choreographer
"Arthur Miller's 'American Clock,' revived by Signature Theater, is a cross-section of American depression-era vignettes...and things are under control, especially Annie Loui's effective stylized group moves."
Back Stage, NYC
"Moose Mating," director/choreographer
"the parts are more than the sum. The work is as much dance piece as play, and praise for the evening's successes must be shared with director Annie Loui, whose bio lists numerous choreography credits."
LA Times
"Nosferatu," adaptor and director
"spectacular mix of theater and F W Murnau's Dracula-themed silent film"
LATimes.com
"Big Love," director/choreographer
"At UCI director Annie Louis has fashioned a highly attractive, deliciously spirited production...'Big Love' takes the proverbial battle of the sexes to a new, literal plane with a rollicking slapstick touch....It's a splendid melding of ancient and modern theater"
Orange County Register
"Nosferatu," director
"One of the most impressive achievements here is the way Loui choreographs our attention, directing it back and forth between the screen and stage with a minimum of intrusion of one medium on the other."