As Leontes in The Winter's Tale… "Rafael Untalan (a preening dandy in "Amadeus") pulls off a similarly impressive feat with King Leontes' abrupt jealous rage making [it] intensely dramatic and moving..." -- Robert Hurwitt, The San Francisco Chronicle

As Macduff in Macbeth… "Luckily for audiences, Rafael Untalan has raised the bar with a show-stealing turn as MacDuff, whose emotional intensity takes on seismic proportions." - Toussaint Perrault, The Portland Mercury "...Untalan plays with intensity, and he also movingly captures Macduff's heartfelt loss when learning of his family's destruction." - Richard Wattenburg, the Oregonian

As Deeley in Old Times… "Untalan is utterly convincing as the affable creep Deeley, the mind-fucking mood killer that no one invites to a party. He possesses the disarming sleaze of a psychology professor who talks his wife into threesomes." - Toussaint Perrault, The Portland Mercury

As Valentin in Kiss of the Spiderwoman “Untalan’s role calls for a withdrawn kind of silence, creating his own internalized struggle without speaking a word…a fine performance deserving every serious theatre goer’s attention.” - Chuck Graham, Arizona Citizens Review Valentin (Untalan) takes a longer personal journey…from stoic political prisoner to something far more deeply and complexly human, and Untalan marks that journey in steps rather than milestones. His transformation is gradual, controlled and seemingly inevitable.” -James Reel, Tucson Weekly “Valentin (Untalan) takes the more startling journey, moving from a closed and angry man mouthing revolutionary rhetoric to one who has found his softer, more humane side. Untalan makes the transformation powerful and believable.” - Kathleen Allen, Arizona Daily Star “…(Untalan) has fashioned a character of great depth and feeling.” - Steffen Silvis, Willamette Week

As John in Money Shot: “Very, very nice work, Rafael. Wonderful work.” - William Hurt, Academy Award Winner “Rafael Untalan gives a performance worthy of a prize as John…What he believes will be a great, revealing interview, becomes an emotional landmine as he takes on an unlikely persona in a chilling session of playacting.” - Holly Johnson, The Oregonian