El Stories presented by Waltzing Mechanics at City Lit Theater

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

"...Though based on stories collected from people all over the city, it's set on a northbound red line train and seems to privilege the chipper sitcom vibe unique to that route. Here be apple-cheeked co-eds from Minnesota tittering at the attentions of beat-boxers, Cubs and Sox fans, Evanstonians. The authenticity of Waltzing Mechanics's inaugural show doesn't make it any less kitschy. I'll hold out for a blue line collection, with bleary commuters who value stoic solidarity over wacky, uplifting encounters."

Chicago Theater Beat - Recommended

"...Imagine the craziest Red line trip you could take from downtown through Uptown to Rogers Park, with close encounters that are sometimes, well, too close for comfort. Along the wild way you meet a loud huckster who creates fake gospel songs to promote her incoherent promotions. A bicyclist who’s also a serial abuser of books from the CPL carefully wraps up evidence of his neglect. A cute blue-eyed stranger reluctantly reveals why he’s heading west–by showing the needle marks on his arms that he hopes will gradually fade away."