The Fool (Returns To His Chair) at Neo-Futurists

Daily Herald - Somewhat Recommended

"...Fool juxtaposes poignant moments (Chiang's desperate suicide attempt, Burmester's resigned acceptance that "everything keeps falling apart") with madcap chases, Three Stooges-inspired shtick and a couple of impressive stunts, including one where Chiang, Courser and Evans balance atop a precariously stacked column of crates while they make their way across the stage. But they reveal little we don't already know. Mostly, they serve as an excuse to "Fool" around. In this case, that has to suffice."

Chicago Reader - Not Recommended

"...This noisy, confused 90-minute show about the history of the fool has no discernible themes and rarely any humor. Conceived by John Pierson and written by him and the other six performers, it consists of many apparently unrelated vignettes."

Windy City Times - Not Recommended

"...Conceived by John Pierson, this is a show with no plot performed in a theater so dark you can’t see what’s going on much of the time. And when you can see, the actors are wearing crates on their heads, thereby ensuring that nothing they do makes any connection whatsoever with their audience."

Time Out Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...Like many of the Neos’ recent prime-time concept shows (Ryan Walters’s Daredevils, Evans’s Drag), The Fool is a collection of vignettes without a through-line."