The Language Archive at Piven Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

"...The acting is exceptionally strong, especially from Boucher, a very classy actress who has returned to Chicago after some years abroad and whose work here is elegant and deeply vulnerable (as it was in Kimberly Senior's memorable production of "Old Times" at Strawdog Theatre). I think Cho intends us to think that Mary married below her own emotional capacity when she picked poor George, and, to Fagen's great credit, that is precisely the kind of character he reveals. The bereft linguist is strikingly sympathetic, for it is hard for such a limited man to love such a needy woman."

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...What's not said is as important as what is in Julia Cho's spare, moving tale about a linguist suddenly finding himself at a loss for words when his marriage starts to falter. That makes it perfect for theater, as director Polly Noonan ably shows in this well-paced, finely acted production."

Time Out Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...What makes Cho's contrivances so frustrating is how disproportionate the payoff is to their distractions. In a play about difficult communication, it's the obvious points that get muddled."