Chicago Tribune
- Recommended
"...The terrific space at Redmoon Central has been opened up deliciously for the show. Everyone sits in a big, friendly circle—with kids on mats at the front. A parade of resonant winter images ensues—illuminated flying swans, cool creatures, fish on sticks, a bathtub boat, a big ship. Best of all, there’s a snowstorm made of paper. And whom does not love a snowstorm made of paper?"
Chicago Sun Times
- Highly Recommended
"...Redux, with exceedingly whimsical, poetic, deftly paced direction by veteran Redmoon performer Vanessa Stalling (who developed the work in conjunction with company maestro Jim Lasko, design genius Frank Maugeri and Rebecca Hunter), unspools in-the-round. And it turns the gargantuan, garagelike playing space of Redmoon into something of a soundstage of the wondrous."
Chicago Reader
- Highly Recommended
"...Shu Shubat's fanciful, sometimes melancholy songs provide grown-up appeal, but this is essentially a show for kids. And by that I mean anyone with a sense of wonder."
Examiner
- Recommended
"...Directed by Vanessa Stalling, the seven-person cast creates a production grounded in ritual and the melancholy of fleeting time, in clowning and in spectacle and in the power of hope and comfort of cycles. Spring, after all, does follow winter with reliable predictability. Or as Redmoon posits, a reunion of sailors in a bathtub lost at sea is a harbinger of happiness."
EpochTimes
- Highly Recommended
"...A cast of stellar performers who can make even a two year old get involved include Alex Balestrieri, Brandon Boler, Austin Campion, Missi Davis, Kasey Foster and Casey Kaluza. Under the direction of Vanessa Stalling with wonderful music by Shu Shubat and Mikhail Fiskel and great creativity by the members of this troupe, a marvelous creation is available to Chicago through December 21, 2008. What a way to spend some time with your family!"
Copley News Service
- Recommended
"...Lots of talented people, both on stage and behind the scenes, contributed to the pageant. The ensemble consists of Alex Balestrieri, Brandon Boler, Austin Campion, Missi Davis, Kasey Foster, Casey Kaluza, and Shu Shabat. They all were obviously having fun and that pleasure in their work communicated itself to the opening night audience."
Chicago Stage Review
- Highly Recommended
"...Winter Pageant Redux is nothing short of splendid seasonal alchemy as Redmoon treats us to a beautiful and loving reworking of an old favorite."
