Solve For X:

"Director Jeff Liu elicits sensitive performances from his handsome cast, particularly Kao, whose captivating blend of delicacy and forcefulness ameliorates Hannah's caprices and makes her genuinely poignant."
- LA Times

Suddenly Last Summer:

"Also refreshing is to see Catherine (Elaine Kao) played by an actress who's authentically young and vulnerable... this emerges at times brilliant production.
- LA Weekly

The success of any production of "Suddenly Last Summer" depends on the skills of its two leading ladies... Director Chil Kong was lucky enough and smart enough to cast the terrific Elaine Kao as the thoroughly neurotic and often dislikable Catherine."
- Glendale Press Review

The Joy Luck Club:

"Also impressive is Kao; Jing-Mei serves as the play's conscience, and Kao's honest, sensitive portrayal, particularly in the opening scenes, pulls in the audience, as if she is confiding her deepest thoughts."
- LA Downtown

Trojan Women:

"Excellent supporting turns include Elaine Kao's mentally shattered Cassandra."
- Backstage West

American Monsters:

"Kao and Li are a joy to watch in their piece about magic, lust, and death."
- Backstage West

Terminus Americana:

"The excellent cast is extremely versatile with particularly fine performances from Elaine Kao as a power-hungry exec with "brass tits"."
- LA Weekly

Bill's Eye

"Luckily Elaine Kao... grasps Myren's imagery completely, contributing [a] monumentally unadorned yet indelible performance"
- Backstage West