The Midnight Hellhouse at Playground Theater

Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended

"...the Playground show, with Jen Ellison at the helm, features intentionally stilted acting; as if what you're really watching is a propaganda film, or an after-school special populated by the squarest kids on the planet. That's tough to pull off convincingly, and only Jon Karpinos achieves true guileless, even when playing a "bad influence" pushing heavy metal music (i.e., Satan's music) on a classmate."

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...The third incarnation of this Halloween spoof of Christian haunted houses is less bloody, I'm told, than its predecessors, but it's still remarkably unsettling. For its one-month run an elaborate front has been crafted, including a sham Web site (fairfaxchristian.com), tongue-in-cheek flyers ("fireproof your soul"), and the "fundamentalist" show itself, which holds audience members hostage from the front door to the exit.."