Hurricane Damage at Pride Arts Center

Chicago Reader - Recommended

"...Everyone's past ends up erased, of course. Brofsky reminds us just how harrowing that experience has been for the Reagan-era gay men who survived."

Windy City Times - Highly Recommended

"...The final image of Hurricane Damage is achingly beautiful and one of the rare instances where on-stage nudity enhances the entire play rather than distracts from it. It's an affirmation of life and human bodies, be they scored with scars and sags or as pristine as Michelangelo's David. It's also an image of hope and profound human connection."

Stage and Cinema - Somewhat Recommended

"...Despite having to deal with a rather boring first act, director Paul Cook is fine at orchestrating Brofsky’s predictable heartbreak. Even better, he keeps the script from marinating in too many memories. Overall Hurricane Damage is a strange amalgam of swan songs and smarmy patter, a gay Grey Gardens with enough humor to keep it from being its own exaggeration. But just barely, thanks to Pyewacket."

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

"...The final scene is the crowning moment of this play. It’s both humorous and heartbreaking as, urged by Norman, the three Floridian friends reluctantly agree to shed their clothing, their inhibitions and and all their differences for a group photo of three generations of gay friendship. It beautifully sums up the message of the entire play and leaves the audience with a tableau that visually depicts, as Lin Manuel Miranda said, “Love is love is love.”"