Danny and the Deep Blue Sea presented by Kokandy Productions at Athenaeum Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended

"...Shanley (who won a Pulitzer in 2005 for "Doubt") can wring more out of intense, two-person interrogations than most playwrights working today. Director K. Hannah Friedman's production for Kokandy Productions starts out with an almost absurdly oversized and gaudy energy, but it gradually tightens its focus as these two would-be lovers drop their defenses and lay everything on the line, one heaping mess of a human being reaching out to another."

ShowBizChicago - Recommended

"...Danny and the Deep Blue Sea is what Chicago theatre is all about; two actors on an almost baron stage bringing out the best in each other and having the audience eating out of their hands, and along for the emotional ride. Watching the process unfold will rarely get any better than this."

ChicagoCritic - Recommended

"...This is a wrenching love story with visceral romantic elements. Galatz is memorizing as he exudes all the rage and pent-up anxiety of the totally alienated and violent truck driver. Kingsley is equally effective as the guilt-ridden woman with low self-esteem. This 80 minute drama is engaging and wonderfully acted. While the play presents the bleakness of alienation it also presents the hope that people can change if they only take the changes to embrace change when it presents itself. This show is worthy of an audience."