3 Sisters presented by Theatre Y at Humility Gallery

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

"...Coadapters Visky, Earl H.E. Hill, and Dan Christmann include all the requisite issues and plot elements, but in the manner of a highlights reel, sans conventional textures. Despite some interesting visual touches-a set covered in blue cloth, a lover depicted as red light-things only get interesting in the final movement, when Visky and company go beyond Chekhov's text to provide a sweetly subversive alternate ending to the sisters' story."

ChicagoCritic - Somewhat Recommended

"...Unfortunately, the play’s interesting presentation comes to an end long before the actresses stop talking. The monologues they deliver for about the last thirty minutes are little more than the adapters’ notes about each characters’ psychology, the same kind any director or actor would make in preparation for a show, or any student would make in a literature class. It’s a shame, too, because the three actresses worked very well together."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Somewhat Recommended

"...I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but I'll go ahead and say it again: When I sit down and watch an adaptation, I find myself asking "why" a lot. Why this show? Why now? Why tell it this way? That's where I got stuck with Theatre Y's adaptation of 3 Sisters. I love Chekhov, so I'm fine with the "why this show" question. Why now? It's always a good time for Chekhov. But why tell the story this way? I'm still not sure I have an answer for that one."

NewCity Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...Theatre Y tries hard to provide context for their retakes and interpretations. In addition to the act-by-act synopsis of Chekhov's play in the program, they also reframe the action of the original within the ghostly room by giving physical presence to other characters by way of light and sound. However, the signals seem mixed. The sisters inhabit a different world from the one we're seeing and we're not given a road map for theirs. While we understand the actions taking place, they're only elucidated through commentary in the program."