The Women Of Lockerbie presented by AstonRep Theatre Company at Raven Theatre

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...The result is that this drama doubly rich: it’s both about real events and about people and the very human need to grieve before we can move on. Robert Tobin’s fine ensemble brings Brevoort’s words to life with grace and power, and Jeff Brown is moving as a father too busy to grieve. But it's the actresses portraying the Greek-chorus-like women of Lockerbie (Barbara Button, Lorraine Freund, Morgan Manasa, and Hayley Rice) who are particularly glorious."

ChicagoCritic - Recommended

"...The dramatic tension is highlighted by the philosophical pronouncements bu the women and the wild grieving by Madeline Livingston. This 80 minute show is emotionally packed, profoundly sad yet is a spirited look at strength of the Scottish women determined to make sense out of tragedy. The ensemble acting is terrific with Amy Kasper and Jeff Brown particularly effective. The tone and message is clear and powerful. The show is worth experiencing."

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...The eponymous women of Lockerbie, who wish to wash the clothes of the victims of infamous Pan Am Flight 103, and return them to the victim’s family, face a fight with a representative of the American State Department: George Jones (Ray Kasper). The play explores dualist binaries, starting with the fact that the women’s former annual celebration of the equinox, the day on which the play crashed, has shifted from a former celebration of the return of light and life into an annual day of mourning, death, and darkness. By contrast, the alleged dichotomy between love and hate is presented and collapsed with some beautiful dialogue regarding those emotion’s relationship to each-other."

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

"...Deborah Brevoort’s play is an ode to ancient Greek drama. It’s an 85-minute requiem for all the innocent lives lost in what’s been called the deadliest terror attack and aviation disaster on British soil. It’s also a tribute to the surviving families, both those of the lost passengers and of the people of Lockerbie. There’s very little humor to break the somber mood of this poetic one-act, and the sweep of emotions found in this production fills the soul with a darkness that’s hard to shake. But the journey is well worth the trip as we all end together, gathered at the river, to scrub clean the sorrow and wash away the sins."

Chicago Theater Beat - Somewhat Recommended

"...There’s no denying The Women of Lockerbie is a special story. Brevoort’s script, however, doesn’t do the real-life women justice. This play might actually work well in community theater, with its plethora of strong female characters, but isn’t well-suited to a professional Chicago company such as AstonRep. I wanted to like Women of Lockerbie and walk away changed; instead, I nearly forgot about it the second I left Raven Theatre on a cold Sunday afternoon."