Starting Over at The Greenhouse Theater Center

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

"...Shepsu Aakhu's well-meaning but jumbled drama tackles a host of issues-racism, gender identity, sexual orientation, workplace protocol-but ends up leaving a tangle of loose plot threads dangling at the play's inconclusive and unconvincing ending."

Windy City Times - Highly Recommended

"...Much of the action in this 90-minute narrative occurs in parallel time, with Sierra Buffum and Kejuan Darby's Rayna and Young Jarrod simultaneously occupying the same stage space as Jerico Bleu and Keith Surney's Ryan and Older Jarrod, in addition to assorted caricature-free antagonists, all underscored by Red Clay and Desta Sound's guitar-and-percussion musical subtext. Lauren Lundy's deft direction keeps audience members aware of the issues under discussion in Aakhu's fluid environment-notably, the necessity of fleeing toxic environments and finding your own path before embarking on a journey along another's road-and for playgoers who still don't get it, the O'Jays "Now That We Found Love ( What Are We Gonna Do With It )" sends us home to contemplate the prejudices that continue to delay deserving pilgrims their just rewards."