| Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended
"... Written by Mallery Avidon (for the Pavement Group) using a structure that brings to mind "The Big Chill," the play unfolds as if it were a mystery. Who are these people?What are their back stories?What is all this drama building to?What is going on?It's a sound way to build a play. (Audiences who saw Sinnerman Ensemble's "Sweet Confinement" last year —also starring Blakewell and one of her co-stars here, Keith Neagle —will notice that the two plays share not only a cast but the same premise.))"
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Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended
"...Playwright Mallery Avidon surrounds Drew's hospital bed with significant others-his impoverished mother, two exasperated exes, his current sex toy, and a do-nothing roommate-for a 95-minute vigil consisting of awkward silences, frayed nerves, and existential angst. It's a promising setup, but there's little at stake in the fuzzy interrelationships among the sketchy characters. Ultimately the piece devolves into a literal weep fest. Director Kathryn Walsh has a strong cast, but they spend most of their time running in place."
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Centerstage - Somewhat Recommended
"...Thankfully the acting is solid. Yet, due to either poor script or lazy direction, every character flip-flops between the same nervous rambling and grief-stricken stuttering. And despite the perfect casting, the script can't manage to elicit empathy for any of the characters. That being said, Keith Neagle performed Jason's marijuana-induced monologue brilliantly. More energy and poignancy occurred within that five-minutes than throughout the rest of the play."
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