Morning Noon, and Night Reviews

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...Take Kirsten Greenidge’s “Morning, Noon, and Night,” a domestic comedy about life during the pandemic, first seen in early 2024 and now receiving its Midwest premiere via Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit. Even when she first opened the play in a small East Coast theater, Greenidge insisted to interviewers that this was not a COVID play, even though COVID forms the backdrop and is the cause of many of the characters’ problems."

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

"...Written by Obie Award-winning playwright Kirsten Greenidge, "Morning, Noon, and Night," isn't the first play I've seen this year set in the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic ("Black Cypress Bayou," at Definition Theatre through March 15, also unfolds in this time). Here, we get the post-pandemic story of a single mom so overwhelmed with the loss of her husband, the estrangement of her eldest daughter, and the evolving dynamic of her now remote job - that she becomes lost in the literal and metaphorical clutter that has engulfed her life."

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...Montgomery’s ensemble plays off each other with warmth, honesty, and charm, and the small revelations we discover about each character feel completely human, and not the product of a dramatic algorithm."

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

"...The oddest thing about Kirsten Greenidge’s Morning, Noon, and Night is how fundamentally conventional its construction is. Not that this is necessarily a negative, but for a play that involves eco-doom-scrolling, cheating on exams with Google, and Artificial Intelligence coming to life, its basic conceit is a fairly hoary old trope: a magical/wise/quirky person intrudes into a troubled person’s life, shows them the error of their ways, and then with a “my work here is done” moment, vanishes back into the ether. Its old-fashioned-ness is almost charming."

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...As life resumes its fast pace and our relationship to technology and artificial intelligence becomes increasingly complex, there is a mental toll that lingers. We expect women to be a flawless and fit. To be super moms and successful career professionals. This is a small story about a big lie. Perfection is impossible. And this falsehood continues to be inflicted upon many contemporary women. Morning, Noon and Night is relatable because it is common, timely, and needs to be told."

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

"...Despite playwright Kirsten Greenidge throwing everything but the kitchen sink into this charming one-act, the humor and strong characters managed to predominate. Ms. Greenidge's quirky comedy is a polemic about families, communication, the internet and cell phones, the environment and a whole lot more. Much of the time, the play feels overstuffed and overwhelmed with far too many themes and ideas for a one-act. But simply sit back, relish the ride and indulge in all the laughs that come your way. Then pick and choose, taking whatever themes you like from this post-pandemic fantasy, and then find your own Miss Candice to help declutter your own life."

Buzz Center Stage - Recommended

"...Morning, Noon & Night offers a portrait of contemporary anxiety, capturing the low-grade dread of a culture caught between the longing for authentic connections and the seductive pull of curated isolation. Like the screens it interrogates, the play pulses and glitches-at times mesmerizing, at times disquieting-but always insistently present, morning, noon & night."

MaraTapp.org - Recommended

"...Shattered Globe’s latest is a quirky little show that wrestles with some big issues. Among them is how the pandemic affected our mental health, an important subject but a tricky one. Morning, Noon and Night uses a combination of satire, humor and pathos to tackle it in a valiant effort even if it doesn’t always work. Years ago, not long after 911, a very wise and talented author told me that it takes a while for great art to be created about tragic events because we need time to really wrap our heads around them. Even so, there is merit in this dramatic effort, and the audience on the evening I saw the show was wildly enthusiastic."