Seven Days at Steep Theatre

Chicago Sun Times - Not Recommended

"...This wannabe mythic American drama, poorly directed by Jim Poole, is among the most turgid, pretentious, incomprehensible dramas I've ever encountered. It is so bad that it verges on parody, though clearly it is meant to be one of those deadly serious (if wholly predictable) indictments of how this country was born out of corruption, violence and every manner of ruthlessness."

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

"...Reich isn't a bad writer--there are nuggets of cutting dialogue embedded in the dramaturgical silt--but this script badly needs an editor. And the B-movie pseudo-solemnity of his tale, set in an Old West frontier town teeming with mysterious folks on the edge of apparent environmental apocalypse and totalitarianism, occasionally feels lifted from Michael Crichton's Westworld. Jim Poole's earnest but somewhat clunky staging leaves the Steep regulars straining to deliver credible performances."

Time Out Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...Steep’s immensely talented ensemble performs with bluster. But Reich wrote his script for these actors, and the process appears to have taken a toll. Stunning chemistry between two actors in the rehearsal room does not a fantastic subplot make: Reich seemingly develops gratuitous plotlines and relationships merely to display his actors’ formidable skills."

ChicagoCritic - Somewhat Recommended

"... This play needs major cuts and a tighter storyline that doesn’t confuse. It also needs to shed some of the irrelevant speeches. The radical shifts in time, place and tone irritates more than entertains. There is a germ of a play hidden in the dense wordiness and convoluted twists."