I Saw Myself presented by Red Tape Theatre at The Ready

Third Coast Review - Somewhat Recommended

"...It’s a misogynistic retelling of Ariadne’s Thread, using string to navigate a maze, here of lives and decisions. The path we see is women being used and objectified, as appendages even as they desperately try to capture their lives in fiber writ large."

Chicago On Stage - Recommended

"...In a former life, I spent 38 years as an English teacher. I mention this because it might explain why I tend to have an affinity for literary puzzles. Oh, I'm perfectly fine when a play's meaning is sitting right there on the surface for everyone to pluck and enjoy. But I have no trouble with a play, done well, that begs me to do some thinking, that leaves me with more questions than answers, that buries the sweet fruit of its meanings on deep, interior branches and challenges me to find them. Such a play is Redtape Theatre's I Saw Myself, now playing at The Ready, the company's new home at 4546 N. Western. It has been whirling about my brain since it ended hours ago and, while I doubt that anything short of a sit-down with the playwright Howard Barker would resolve all of my issues, I found it fascinating."

NewCity Chicago - Not Recommended

"...By producing such a playwright, Red Tape has tethered their legacy to his. What a shame for a company with such potential, at the launch of their Free Theatre Movement. The complicity of participation as an audience member is not worth the free ticket."