Savannah Black and Blue
As Savannah, the comely Ms. Payton has a buoyant, relaxed charisma that never flags amid the play's dense torrent of biographical detail. -New York Times
Ciera Payton gives a fine performance in the title role, creating a convincingly complex, fully-dimensional woman. -NYTheatre.com
Hello From Bertha
"Hello from Bertha" was another perfect marriage of script and actor, with Ciera Payton as a lady of the night, pushed to confront daylight after two weeks spent hiding under rumpled covers. As she battles the hard-as-nails madam threatening eviction, we witness a small glimmer of light in the face of defeat, fueled by irrational optimism before the plunge into raging despair. The experience of sitting or standing in the small hotel room directly in front of Payton's Bertha as she bellows for dignity was exhilarating. -SRB -Wicked Local Provincetown
EXODUS
Only Ciera Payton, as a wrongly imprisoned woman, and Adam Swiderski, as the resident wise old sage, leave a lasting and positive impression. -Fringe Festival