Jeff recommended
Chicago Public Radio Critic's Pick
The ensemble's appealing naturalism is perfect for the tiny space; each performer manages an intimate one-on-one with the audience. Andy Hager's mellow record-store manager is awash in goofy gentleness; Elizabeth Bagby's hard-driving wife arouses both distaste and sympathy in her attempts to break away.
Lisa Buscani, NewCity (Tip of the Week, Five Shows to See Right Now)
Webster’s characteristically snappy production features a seasoned and sensitive cast. Andy Hager, who’s developing into one of the city’s premier comic actors, lends sad-sack Joshua—a modern-day record-store manager—a moving, steely dignity. He’s ably matched with Elizabeth Bagby, whose Hannah gleams with a wry intelligence on the edge of snapping.
—John Beer, TimeOutChicago (four stars)
Tenges excels at truthy dialogue dipped in acid, and Adam Webster's cast of six could hardly be better at landing his lines with razor precision.
—Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader (Highly Recommended)
Highly Recommended
—SteadStyle
Very good performances.
In the hands of such a gifted director, with such a talented ensemble, the end result is a compelling view of the moments in relationships that are often overlooked.
—Venus Zarris, Chicago Stage Review
It's a rare cast that has nary a single dud performance or at least "lesser" presences, but this one takes the cake. Every actor has at least one (and in the case of Hager and Bagby, several) knockout moments that shine. Playing both to each other and in monologues directed to the audience, there is an unforced grace in each performance that balances the difficult territory the characters navigate - no scenery chewing to be found and a subtleness that a larger space and less capable cast would squash.
And Bagby is just spectacular.
—Don Hall, An Angry White Guy in Chicago