Jet Black Chevrolet at The Side Project

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...Both Slickman and Koon are terrific at peeling back the layers of everyday conversation and marital squabbling ("Is it you that's afraid of bats?" "No, that's you") to reveal the aching void between them. Though Sam initially seems more stable than agoraphobic Catherine, who can't even pick up a phone to call the police about the mystery car, the visit of Zack's former (and pregnant) girlfriend, Julie (Kathryn Acosta), forces a reckoning."

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"... The talented Diana Slickman and Robert Koon guide us through these characters' grief without ever leaving the family living room, an insidious place where couches turn into ghouls and chairs seem to weep. Director Devon De Mayo and sound designer Stephen Gawrit construct terror all too capably—the final "phantom" should leave you deeply unsettled, to say the least."

Time Out Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"..While it strives for absurdism, the genre’s conventions feel artificial. In the tradition of the form, there’s almost literal conflict between the vast universe and the Curies, a general disconnect from reality, and a host of repeating, seemingly meaningful cues and events. But the story is so shrouded that the parts don’t add up, and the central MacGuffin, the titular black Chevrolet, figures very little in the story."

Around The Town Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...I’m always amazed by the extremely small Side Project Theater’s ability to use sophisticated lighting and an idiosyncratic performance space to create a realistic effect (especially when two shows are running at once), but the acting and direction by Devon De Mayo of Scott Barsotti’s play “Jet Black Chevrolet” gets lost in what ultimately is a bizarre and meaningless script, despite its moments of dark humor and high dialogue."