Mary's Wedding at Oil Lamp Theater

Daily Herald - Recommended

"...The 2002 tear-jerker by Canadian writer Stephen Massicotte earns emotion honestly under the gentle, nicely paced direction of Lauren Katz, who keeps this tenderhearted, time-shifting tale from becoming mawkish."

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

"...A story about the high emotional cost of war, “Mary’s Wedding” is about the romance between Mary (Ksa Curry) and Charlie (Rio Ragazzone). It is framed by a dream that Mary has the night before her wedding in 1920. At the onset of the performance, Charlie breaks down the fourth wall and announces to the audience that this is supposed to be a dream going in reverse, although at first it isn’t clear whether this is Mary’s dream only but Charlie’s as well. Basically, this is a love story that is told via a number of flashbacks, remembrances, and thoughts about what could have been in the future. Unfortunately, the script is a bit choppier than it needs to be, and the show leaves too many details to the audience’s imaginings to be thoroughly satisfying."