Among the Dead presented by Jackalope Theatre Company at Broadway Armory

Chicago Reader - Recommended

"...Time blurs in Jung’s tale, but Kaiser Ahmed’s direction and the cast both stay on point as the story moves back and forth from comedy to terror and (ultimately) a strong hopeful note of redemption. As with Chung and Yee’s plays, there is also a strong sense that telling stories about the overwhelming horrors of war and genocide maybe requires a dive into surreal waters. The nightmarish things people can do to each other never seem believable, no matter how often they happen."

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

"...At the start of the play, directed deftly and creatively by Kaiser Ahmed, we get a quick glimpse of Luke (Sam Boeck), an army private during WWII, as he leaves his baby’s mother (played by Jin Park and known as Number Four) behind in Burma, promising to come back for her in a year. We also meet Anastasia “Ana” Woods (Malia Hu) as she checks into a Seoul hotel during student riots in the city, though she seems to be a bit confused about what she is doing there. We quickly learn that she is picking up the ashes of her father, who has hardly been around for most of her life and has recently died in another war, with the idea that it might help her to understand him."