Chicago Reader
- Highly Recommended
"...It should be noted that the play is often quite funny, with Cain especially going to town with Dottie. Kingsley anchors the production with her sensitive and multifaceted embodiment of Margie, but the ensemble is excellent throughout. Breau's Mike is at times so smarmy that I wanted to slap him, but he also shows us a man desperate to hang onto the new version of himself that he's become, while also deeply invested in his image as a goodhearted guy from the old neighborhood, even if he's moved on to cushier environs in Chestnut Hill."
Around The Town Chicago
- Highly Recommended
"...As the play progresses and certain truths are revealed, we see a major change take place for both Margaret and for Mike ( and perhaps Kate as well). We also learn about goodness from another source, but again, I will let that be like a hostess cupckae's surprise inside. Yes, you know that the cream filling is there, but are always surprised when you take that bite and it squirts out. This story will give you that same feeling and at the end, you will feel ( and perhaps taste) the squirt of the" Good People"."
Chicago Theatre Review
- Highly Recommended
"...4 Chairs Theatre's production of David Lindsay-Abaire's GOOD PEOPLE is a thoroughly enjoyable, must-see comic drama. Beautifully directed by Lauren Berman, with terrific, realistic performances by a gifted cast, the themes of class difference, morality and our eternal economic struggle feels especially relevant today. This sharp, thought-provoking play tackles the wealthy inequality in America, but avoids doing it through hackneyed stereotypes. All the characters seem real, as does the play's conflict. Ms. Berman's production is funny, yet gritty and wickedly true to life. The sparks begin to fly, especially as the difference between classes emerges, that's when the playwright's message truly begins to shine through. In the end, it's the GOOD PEOPLE who become the genuine winners."
Third Coast Review
- Recommended
"...The setting of David Lindsay-Abaire's play, Good People, is a small community in South Boston, where a group of old friends lives and works. The play, now being staged by 4 Chairs Theatre, is directed by artistic director Lauren Berman. Good People is a story of income disparity, class differences and how people get ahead-or don't. It's a humorous and poignant story of very real people, caught in an all-too-common financial quagmire. First produced in 2011, Good People is oh-so relevant today."
Curtain Call Chicago
- Highly Recommended
"...This production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People from 4 Chairs Theatre at Theater Wit proves that a familiar script can still feel alive when the ensemble and director trust the complexity of our humanity, or lack of it. Relying on a sharp blend of South Boston grit and moral ambiguity, this company delivers a performance that is at times bitterly funny, at moments unexpectedly tender, and, in its best moments, intentionally challenging to our moral sensitivities."
Werner's Theatre Reviews
- Highly Recommended
"...4 Chairs Theatre presents its production of Good People at Theatre Wit in the Greater Lakeview neighborhood. Premiering on Broadway on March 3, 2011, David Lindsay-Abaire's play went on to win the the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play of the 2010-2011 Season. Fifteen years later, the play still hits hard with its audience in its presentations of socioeconomic disparity, class divide, unemployment and what it means to be a "good person" in your community."
