An Immigrant Class presented by Remy Bumppo Theatre at The Greenhouse Theater Center

Chicago Tribune - Not Recommended

"...As earnestly adapted by Shawn Douglass, the piece is boring because so little is done with this material theatrically. By the end of an endless 90 minutes, we've arrived at the notion that we're all decent human beings, which is neither surprising nor entirely truthful. Where's Edward Albee when you need him?"

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

"...In Linda Gillum's static staging, it's perfectly nice and perfectly dull, devoid of interpersonal conflict. Glossing over controversy in favor of a fuzzy "it's a small world, after all" mindset doesn't help anyone think more deeply."

Time Out Chicago - Recommended

"...Taken from Libman’s book that documents the struggles of immigrants living in Chicago, An Immigrant Class doesn’t solve any of the problems the genre presents. And, in fact, by weaving together four individuals’ stories that aren’t in conversation with each other, it creates new ones. Yet the quartet of actors in Gillum’s staging relays the stories of immigrants with such immediacy that you can’t help but be drawn in."

ChicagoCritic - Recommended

"...The piece was amazingly free of propaganda. It is simply four folks vividly telling their stories. We are enlightened by this piece and we can stay for the "talk back" after each performance. Kudos to Remy Bumppo for this needed project."