Our Lady of the Underpass at Berwyn Cultural Center

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...Based on interviews Saracho conducted at the Fullerton site, it consists mainly of monologues spoken by six characters talking to an invisible, silent interlocutor. It's Saracho's genius to keep questions of reality unresolved, to leave open the gap between an indisputable fact--a salt stain on a cement wall--and what human beings make of it: art, faith."

ChicagoCritic - Highly Recommended

"...The amazingly honest performances, rich in nuance and depth, make Our Lady of the Underpass a most enticing and wholly engaging theatrical work. Brian Sidney Bembridge’s set and Jess Klug and Mac Vaughey’s vivid lighting give an aura that sure could be an portrait of a holy woman. See this well written and terrifically acted drama. It’ll test your faith."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Highly Recommended

"...Each story is based on actual interviews and Ms. Saracho takes their words and puts them into a story that is worth hearing.  There are moments of happiness and others where a tear will slip from your eye.  Six people, all different in their lifestyle are all seeking something and whether they truly believe that this mark on the wall of the underpass is a sign or not, it gives them some hope.  When people have hit a point where there are no answers, they often reach for straws.  In this case, they make the trip, near or far to Fullerton Avenune, under the overpass in hopes that they can find that which they are seeking.  No matter your religion or your ethnicity, you will find this a heartwarming 95 minutes of great story telling by a brilliant cast."

Chicago Theater Beat - Recommended

"...Between the monologues, Saracho places brief choruses of prayer to Our Lady of the Underpass, of The Botanica that Also Sells Phone Cards, of the Puerto Rican Day Parade, of Affordable Duplexes and all the other causes the Virgin takes on as Fullerton Avenue becomes a shrine. The scenes play out on Brian Sidney Bembridge’s startlingly accurate replication of the underpass and the image on it. Mike Tutaj’s projections of flickering candles, graffiti and shimmering auras instill the piece with both a sense of mysticism and the harsh urban reality of disfigured concrete. No matter what you see as you gaze on the Underpass, Saracho’s story of its power is compelling."