Salvage at First Folio Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...At heart, "Salvage" asks some tough questions about how we see ourselves and trust others in a time and place when communities are being wiped out by economic disasters. Though I'm not quite convinced that Zettelmaier has found the most graceful way to introduce those questions - some late-in-the-play speeches from Keller's Sarah feel more like a playwright's bullhorn than revelations arising organically from a complicated character - "Salvage" provides some thought-provoking moments about how we decide what and who we keep or throw away in our lives."

ChicagoCritic - Highly Recommended

"...Joseph Zettelmaier, a Michigan-based playwright, owns a long list of plays and awards for a relatively young man. His "Salvage" focuses on values and truth in a gentle and tender way. Now I look forward to watching for more of his work."

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...Have you ever browsed a collectible shop? Sometimes, we get confused and think, this is a junk store, carrying things that evidently no one wants, But, for those who enjoy the thrill of finding something rare or lost ( or what appears to be lost) forever, these are exciting shops to visit. Many times, in the old days, while walking on Southport Avenue, or Wells Street or even up north in Evanston, I have peered into a windo where an old lunch box was on a shelf. A lunch box from my era ( which is a loooong time ago). And how about sports stuff? There are stores everywhere with baseball cards of great value as well as other memorabilia. And then there are comic books- whoa! The list of items that are, or can be priceless goes on and on."