About "The Tempest"...
"In supporting turns, Alyssa Sanders and Cam Magee are quite funny as, respectively, the buffoonish Trinculo and Stephano, who dress in amusingly oddball yacht-club garb. The duo double as Sebastia (would-be usurper of the Naples throne) and Antonia (who usurped Prospero’s dukedom), rendered here as female courtiers..."— Celia Wren, The Washington Post
About "Othello"...
"...As Iago's wife Emilia, the woman who attends to Desdemona and becomes her confidante, Alyssa Sanders shows us an intelligent, wise, earthy, feisty woman who stands her ground against these men of muscle and rank. Sanders' scenes are very clear in their intent and among the most interesting to watch. In the later scenes that pair Desdemona and Emilia, Barker and Sanders move forward with confidence and command, we are absolutely drawn to them."— Pamela Roberts, Broadway World
"...In a nice touch, this Iago has a juicily flirtatious relationship with his wife, Emilia (a confident Alyssa Sanders), early on."— Celia Wren, The Washington Post
"...The often under-utilized character of Emilia gets a strong, lightly gender-bending characterization here courtesy of Alyssa Sanders. Her Emilia is a much more equal, if misguided, partner in Iago's schemes than some lazier productions would have her. Her late scenes with Barker rank amoung some of the night's best."— Ryan Taylor, DCTheaterScene
"...Alyssa Sanders, meanwhile, gives us a forceful performance as Emilia, Iago's wife, who is appallingly indifferent to the issue of infidelity; her unwitting assistance in Iago's plot (passing along the fatal handkerchief) is seen here as an act as calculating as any of her husband's, but it doesn't make her any less regretful when she realizes what she has done"— Andrew White, MD Theatre Guide
"...As Emilia, Alyssa Sanders' work is both original and multi-layered. She knows Iago is flawed, yet she loves him; but the flaws are so much greater than she realized, and the truth so much more wounding, that her deterimined insistence to speak in the end turns her into an almost heroic figure."— Sophia Howes, DCMetroTheaterArts
About "God of Carnage"...
"...However it was Alyssa Sanders that nearly stole the show with the range of emotions she had to display within a 90 minute show!"— Beatrice McLearn, MD Theatre Guide
About "Dead Man's Cell Phone"...
"...With a pitch-perfect nerdy adorability, Alyssa Sanders is delightful as Jean."— Eric Jones, ShowBizRadio.com
"...She is a talented delight and gives the story a life"— Amanda Gunther, MD Theatre Guide
About "Dancing at Lughnasa"...
"...Rose, an uninhibited Alyssa Sanders"— Natalie McCabe, DC Metro Theatre Arts
"...Actresses Leah Mazade, Stephanie Mumford, Laura Russell, Alyssa Sanders, and Rebecca Ellis exhibit strong chemistry as a close knit family that lovingly tolerates..."— Brad Demers, DC Theatre Scene
About "Claudie Hukill"...
"Alyssa Sanders' talent is obvious in her portrayal of Pearl..."— Gwendolyn Glenn, The Baltimore Sun
"...raw and grounded...one powerful performance that will leave your heart breaking..."— Amanda Gunther, DC Metro Theatre Arts
About "Stop Kiss"...
"...grounded, down to earth...focused..."— Amanda Gunther, DC Metro Theatre Arts
"...with Sanders' mid-western charm, resolve and moving vulnerability leading the pack..."— Sarah Ameigh, DC Theatre Scene