From Les Spindle, Backstage West: 

Inspired by accounts from homeless citizens, Newmark performs her sweet and melancholy violin compositions, integrating them with textual passages, John Pennington’s vibrant choreography, marvelous projected images, (Robert M. Fisher and Gary F. Clark) and recorded music to create a lovely poetic tapestry.  Eloquent design elements – Dan Weingarten’s austere urban landscape and lighting, Sherry Linnell’s costumes, Ellen Juhlin’s sound – enhance the evocative milieu.  Director Darin Anthony and an inspired nine-member ensemble illuminate Newmark’s themes with grace and insight.  …The performance is driven by a cumulatively powerful amalgam of sights and sounds – repetition of phrases and words, rhythmic movements in response to the music, tidbits of wisdom gleaned from this unconventional way of living.  …Ultimately this heartbreaking look at a disgraceful failure of mankind’s humanitarian responsibilities is leavened by depictions of playfulness, camaraderie, and determination, as the characters find beacons of hope and dignity amid the degradation.

From Candyce Columbus, Pasadena Independent:

“Street Angel Diaries” is a magnificent fusion of sight and sound, combining facts about homelessness in Los Angeles, true stories of the homeless past and present, exploring the many meanings of what it means to be without a home and pointing out how close we all may be to that state.  The holiday season provides many opportunities for theatrical outings, but few so poignant and powerful as “Street Angel Diaries.”  …Newmark has created an experience not to be missed.

REVIEW in INDEPENDENT REVIEWS SITE by Amélie Frank (July, 2003)

"...I've never reviewed electronica before, but I find that Ms. Newmark's "Green Angel" - while implementing such present-day elements as spoken word snippets, field recordings, multicultural samplings, and her electric violin - is fundamentally connected to centuries of sacred tradition. Clearly, she takes her role as sacred works composer as seriously as Lassus, Bach, or Praetorius did in their day. ...her urgent, brilliant violin playing cuts as quickly to the listener's heart as any raging "Dies Irae." Somewhere up there, Verdi and Fauré are nodding and saying, "This one, she gets it." And with all great artists of the sacred, her music is quite beautiful. ...Whether you like traditional or innovative contemplations of the holy, "Green Angel" is a solid and moving achievement. Since 9/11 and the ensuing carnage in the Middle East, we have yearned to connect with the divine with greater urgency than ever before. This record is an astounding expression of the variegated, yet unifying beauty of faith."

REVIEW in THE ORGANIZATION OF SOUND by Matt Borghi (11-30-00)

"Los Angeles based electric violinist/composer Mary Lou Newmark has created a fantastic recording. ...Newmark's Paganini-like virtuosity paired with her mastery of electronic sound composition, she has created a masterpiece that won't go unnoticed."

REVIEW in 21st CENTURY MUSIC by David Cleary (November, 2000)

" ...Soulful and highly charged... ...Earthy, unique... ...Joyous, bubbling... Newmark performs well here, able to traverse delicate passages, outgoing showy figuration, and everything in between with aplomb."

REVIEW in EXPOSE MAGAZINE by Mike Ezzo (October, 2000)

"...On a higher plane... ...Above the crowd. ...The sense of discovery of something wide-open with possibilities... Green Angel is a unique event of unmistakable merit."