“...theatrical touches…aimed at making the production a dramatic whole, rather than just a roster of selections. In a sequence titled “La Plaza,” the lighting (designed by S. Benjamin Farrar) threw shadows of the milling performers…onto the back wall, creating the illusion of a populated Spanish square.” Review: Noche Flamenca at Wolf Trap, Washington Post
“The musical arrangement and the rearranging of bodies and cafe chairs work together to toggle attention between individuals and the group. (Here, and throughout the program, S. Benjamin Farrar’s tasteful lighting helps.) Review: Noche Flamenca at The Joyce, New York Times
“...an elegant, hypnotic visual dimension in the ethereal, gauzy shadows of S. Benjamin Farrar's elegant, hypnotic scenery and lighting effects.” Review: Conor McPherson’s St. Nicholas, The Gazette
“The production is flawless…Farrar’s blending of blue, green and teal gives a dreamy, fairy-tale ambience to the attic where the four March sisters play out Jo’s fanciful tales. The scenery also allows the actors to move seamlessly to other settings and scenarios during their journey to adulthood…Simple touches, like balloons waving in the breeze, bring a light, ethereal quality to the magic unfolding onstage.” Review: Little Women, The Gazette
“S. Benjamin Farrar has given the acting trio an amazing space in which to tell their story. The tin-sided apple shed, the low-hanging branches dripping with bright fruit, the ancient apple grinder, a scattering of crates and uneven land off to one side pack so many options and visual punch into an intimate space.” Review: Apple Season, The Gazette
“The dazzle continues with spectacular scenery and lighting designed by S. Benjamin Farrar, whose work has graced the Riverside Theatre stage in Iowa City. Layers of massive, intricate scrollwork frame the stage like exquisite European lace. With the show's many settings, scenery pieces roll on and off or turn around to cleverly take audiences to various indoor and outdoor locations, from the Covent Garden public square where Eliza sells her flowers, to Higgins' upper-class home full of servants, and on to a Buckingham Palace ballroom.” Review: My Fair Lady, The Gazette
“The show also isreeling in visual joy, with S. Benjamin Farrar’s very European wallpaper designs, cobblestone street and gorgeous lighting…Review: Once, The Gazette
“The production is bright and lively, with kids bouncing around the playground equipment and classroom settings, dancing under candy-colored lights - all springing out of designer S. Benjamin Farrar's wild imagination.” Review: Matilda, The Gazette
“Benjamin Stuben Farrar has outdone himself with the lavish scenery and lighting…” Review: Hello Dolly, The Gazette
