Quest Reviews
Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended
"...The Actors Gymnasium's latest spectacle was created and directed by 500 Clown cofounder Leslie Buxbaum Danzig, who channels her circus-storytelling aesthetic into "The Three Questions," a short story by Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy's parable concerns a king who wants answers to three questions: How to do the right thing? Who are the most important people? And when is the right time? However vague these questions might first appear, they lead our protagonist on an inspired journey-the king eventually consults a wise hermit, who guides him to answers."
Around The Town Chicago- Recommended
"...While the questions are asked a bit differently, this is a simpler story, and while we still have a king, it is not the same exact story that we are watching, so we are more in tune with the movement of those on stage. Part of what we are watching is the ability of the students that have been trained at this center. In this version, the protagonist (Flora Bare) asks three simple questions which begins the next 72 minutes for answer seeking by our contestant (Kate Braland, a very agile and attractive young trapeze artists)."
The Fourth Walsh- Highly Recommended
"...Any of these circus numbers could be stand-alone entertainment. Danzig, however, chooses to neatly thread the myriad of circus acts together with a journey to find life's answers. QUEST provides a thrilling adventure to uncovering truth. This family-friendly outing is fun and astonishing. To quote the little girl to my left, "Oh my gosh!" She repeated this phrase often."
Third Coast Review- Recommended
"...There is a lot going on in this show, but what is happening is ambitious, adventurous, inventive and full of amazing flipping, climbing, swinging and tossing from a teen ensemble that brings its A game to every performance and an adult cast that is committed to completing their quest with panache."