I Am Saying This Right Now Reviews

Centerstage - Recommended

"...Perhaps there is no separation from the past and present, the actors tell us. Maybe memories are just one long piece of a tape from a recording that’s not finished rolling yet. Inspiring and introspective, this is an unusual show that successfully marries performance art with memoir and fiction."

Time Out Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...Scenes outlining this hopeless, heartbreaking archival project are interspersed with sketches and monologues in which six actors perform moments from the scriptwriters’ lives, all spliced together by Byrd and augmented by Brian Michael Lucas’s atmospheric sound design. Here, again, everyday objects such as scissors, a tackle box and a winter coat take on talismanic powers, and here, too, we’re reminded that every moment passes through us like sand through a sieve. Codirectors Paul Kastner and Kim Miller haven’t given much thought to the script’s visual possibilities, beyond a half-hearted promenade staging through three rooms of the Berger Park Cultural Center in Edgewater. Aurally, though, the show is haunting, touching and true."

Chicago Theater Beat - Recommended

"...It’s always refreshing to see an ambitious work, presented with care by a company that incorporates multiple art forms to create something new. There’s a lot to respect about I Am Saying This Right Now, namely the show’s main theme of decoding the soundtrack of life. The production’s memorable execution and careful design may have been enriched by more compelling sounds and stories – but on the surface, these two factors are almost enough."