Dead Wrong Reviews

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

"...Teetering at the precipice of nonsense, the script cries out for camp, and yet writer-director Manny Tamayo plays things straight, garnering a few unintentional laughs in the process. The cast of this Factory Theater show throw themselves into the play's unembellished stereotypes, but the only spark comes from Anderson Lawfer as supercreepy suspect Clarence."

Windy City Times - Not Recommended

"...ultimately, you're watching actors in the midst of acting exercises involving shouting, stage fighting, stage blood and a myriad of noir stereotypes. Without a credible storyline or characters, Dead Wrong just becomes an atmospheric mishmash."

Time Out Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...There are startling, daring moments, including an Act 1 closer and Act 2 opener that rival the best around (thanks largely to Lawfer’s pitch-perfect heinousness), but too often the jerky plot threads dangle. An ending that should be the logical payoff comes off hurried and inconsequential; it certainly doesn’t live up to the ghoulish glee that precedes it."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Recommended

"...This is not your run of the mill production in an old factory. The set by Danne Frank is very usable (this is after all a low budget production) and the lighting by Dan Tamarkin is very creative for a small theater. The nature of the show brings with it some gunshots and strobe lighting, quite a bit of fighting choreographed by Anthony Touris/Chooch and blood. This production has a "Blood Mistress" Missy Styles. I am not sure what this means. Does she manufacture and keep the theatrical blood or did she teach the actors how to make it appear real? You'll have to judge this for yourself."