You On The Moors Now presented by The Hypocrites at The Den Theatre

Chicago Reader - Recommended

"...Playwright Jaclyn Backhaus's Chicago debut is irrepressibly charming through most of its two-hour length, though some aspects, like the climactic fight scene, verge on overkill. Director Devon de Mayo's tender touch is also evident here, which helps make the Hypocrites' season opener a winner."

Windy City Times - Highly Recommended

"...Intrigue operating on this many levels simultaneously isn't easy to absorb in a single sitting—especially when alley-staging impairs audibility in scenes played on the perimeter of the Den's first-floor room—but under Devon De Mayo's vigorous direction, a 14-member ensemble led by Tien Doman, Emjoy Gavino, Deanna Myers and Brittney Love Smith swarms over the expansive space with gleeful enthusiasm reflecting youthful convictions as yet unaware of the ironic paradox rendering romance sweetest when tempered by experience."

Time Out Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...In Devon de Mayo’s delightful Chicago premiere for the Hypocrites, the newly minted gender outlaws go on the run together, while the men—Darcy (Desmond Gray), Laurie (Maurice Demus), Heathcliff (Japhet Balaban) and Rochester (Josh Odor)—band together to reclaim what they believe should be rightfully theirs."

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

"...Recontextualized for the benefit of all, feminist or not, Backhaus' play will undoubtedly draw new readers to its source materials and inspire fans to revisit these quietly heroic women and their timeless characters. Perhaps more importantly, "You on the Moors Now" is a reflection on the stories we tell young women about who they are and what they can be. For as Eleanor Roosevelt, interrupting some mansplaining old windbag, once said, "Shut it, I'm speaking now.""