Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended
"...There are several striking performances in this uniformly well-acted production (Raven is now an Equity-affiliated theater), including Jamshidi’s cynical lawyer and Shalzi’s complex version of a nebbish but resilient character. The toughest and least loquacious assignment, though, was handed to Tyler and this hugely talented young performer offers a truly knockout performance filled with the kind of rich subtext and feeling that so often falls aside in plot-driven dramas such as this one."
Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended
"...With secrets, twists, and complex questions, Sharyn Rothstein’s script (directed by Sarah Gitenstein) feels more inspired by 70s paranoia thrillers than contemporary Internet dramas as Lark moves helplessly against the nameless tech giants. Despite losing momentum during its final moments, Right To Be Forgotten is likely to be remembered, especially thanks to the cast’s captivating performances."
Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended
"...In Ms. Rothstein's delightful play, Marta coruscates with legal gamesmanship, and clambers up the battlements of big tech with (nearly) relentless wit and guile. Mr. Shalzi has it all down but is relegated to reading old poetry, outside of some better-than-average love scenes, and being startled quite a lot. And explaining the inexplicable. He is like an early silent film star, horribly trapped and exposed in everyone's virtual reality goggles: starved and yearning, though finding the occasional laugh in spite of it."
Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended
"...How did we live before the internet? I often think back to my teen years and how we interacted with each other. Not just the teens, but their parents as well. Sure, there was gossip, but not anything compared to the scope of this today. With the internet and social media, everything we do is broadcast to everyone we know. While some might see this as a wonderful thing, I am sure that many people feel that they wish it did not exist. We all saw what happened in "Dear Evan Hansen" and now in Sharyn Rothstein's "Right to be Forgotten" having its Chicago Premiere at The Raven Theatre, we get a look at a story ( sans music) that shows the ups and downs of social media and the internet, in general."
Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended
"...The show is tackling a couple of very big ideas, forgiveness and the role of technology in our society, and in lesser hands, either could have overwhelmed it. Because the show smartly focuses on the people in the story and their relationships, the big ideas define the stakes and changes to those relationships, but never tip over into sermonizing. Most importantly, the caliber of acting on stage was extremely high, and the result was a highly enjoyable evening."
Buzznews.net - Highly Recommended
"...'Right to Be Forgotten ' is a play for our times, in contemporary language and a production at Raven Theatre that is laser-focused on an issue of our day-the inability of the average person to remove online content about themselves that is damaging or even life-threatening."
Third Coast Review - Recommended
"...Right to Be Forgotten is a compelling story of how life was changed for a young man who did something stupid when he was 17. Ten years later, stories of those acts, both true and embellished, and comments upon them, are all over the internet. They affect his entire life and his future as he finishes a Ph.D. in literature and looks forward to a teaching career. The play by Sharyn Rothstein is now at Raven Theatre in a smartly staged production directed by Sarah Gitenstein."
Picture This Post - Recommended
"...Thought-provoking questions and new perspectives make Right to Be Forgotten a story of the moment. You may feel that the world is full of stories about the internet, but Rothstein offers a window into an emotional, human side that might just make you too just wonder."
NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended
"..."Right To Be Forgotten" by Sharyn Rothstein, directed by Sarah Gitenstein, explores the double-edged sword of liberalism. Scenic designer Jeffrey D. Kmiec creates an atmosphere that mimics a giant, wraparound computer display. Websites, text messages and social media pages projected onto three walls fill in the story between scenes."
