Zoyka's Apartment presented by Bluebird Arts at Athenaeum Theatre

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

"...I say "potentially" because, while Bluebird has made a fascinating selection, the production (directed by Luda Lopatina Solomon from an English-language adaptation by Yasen Peyankov and Peter Christensen) is clumsy and approximate. The situation isn't clearly defined, layers of subtext are never reached, and something's got to be done about the way two Chinese characters are portrayed. Only Doogin Brown, playing the brothel manager, seems aware of the demands of the script and how they might be fulfilled."

NewCity Chicago - Not Recommended

"...With its themes of cultural confusion, bigotry and con artists in high places, “Zoyka’s Apartment” simmers with potential relevance. Too bad the play has been turned into a slow-moving, awkwardly raunchy fashion show, with Zoyka’s desperate “models” garbed in Rick Frederick’s gorgeous flapper costumes. In becoming what it supposedly mocks, this show leaves the audience neither wiser nor even entertained."