Dead Children Reviews

Chicago Reader- Somewhat Recommended

"...Robert Tenges's Dead Children, a new production from the Side Project in collaboration with Chicago Dramatists, works around memories of events too painful to discuss candidly without risking everything. Most of the time what the characters do instead is make fragile, evasive chitchat-it's how they survive. Tom (Erik Wagner) is deeply vulnerable, his mother having done unspeakable things to him as a child. It affects his posture: whether talking or listening, his twitchy bald head leans forward, eyes down, like a meek lollipop."

NewCity Chicago- Recommended

"...At times, it can feel like the staging is almost a bit too minimalist—scenes that might work in the side project’s uber-cramped environs gets lost in the slightly larger Chicago Dramatists space—but that complaint is a small one. The play is an assured, well-acted and heart-rending success. “Dead Children” might certainly be a slow, slow burn—but there are plenty of fireworks on the other end. "