Striking 12 presented by BoHo Theatre at Heartland Studio Theatre

Time Out Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...A knock at the door by a woman selling anti-SAD lightbulbs (Nees) sparks an allusion to Hans Christian Andersen’s story, interrupting the man’s narrative for a recounting of the Match Girl (Steele). The cast nimbly juggles these two threads and the performers’ “out-of-character” badinage, with a funny side trip into Andersen’s bio (“Screwed Up People Make Great Art”). This modestly moving show is a great way to ring in the season sans jingle bells."

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

"... Directed by Lara Filip at the very intimate Heartland Studio on Glenwood, this four member cast is filled with great energy as it present the “un-holiday Musical” written by Brenda Milburn,Rachel Sheinkin and Valerie Vigoda. The story is about Matt ( a powerful performance by Matt Deitchman at the keyboard) who has just experienced a broken engagement, and here it is New Year’s Eve (thus the title, midnight on New Years Eve).. His friends try to get him to come to a party, but knowing that his ex will be there, he decides to just stay in."

Chicago Theater Beat - Recommended

"... In Chicago one faces a plethora of options on New Year’s Eve, many crowded and overpriced. One could do worse than attend Striking 12 on that fateful night. Though there may not be one true meaning to a holiday associated with excessive drinking and bad decisions, Striking 12 does its best to convince otherwise and to encourage misanthropes to step outside their own heads and apartments. Nothing wrong with that."