The Last Living Gun Reviews

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...The three-piece band under Dominick Alesia (who also composed the music) adds lively aural texture, with the most overtly political song about our fixation with death-by-gun delivering a real kick in the gut. It's a smart, feisty show, and Roseen's direction and the cast keep a firm hand on the shifting tonal elements in Stevens's intriguing tale."

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

"...Some will find this play to be way too much of everything — too clever, too crowded, too complicated. I can’t really argue the point. But I was left feeling that, in this case, and for this subject matter, too much was just enough. Though Rose of Sharon might plead otherwise, I encourage anyone interested in ambitious black-box theatre to brave the compelling complications of The Last Living Gun."

Chicago On Stage - Recommended

"...Roseen keeps everything moving throughout, though the pacing changes with the script’s protean movements. He is aided by some strong design work from Ethan Gasbarro (set), Emma Luke (lighting), Victor Lopez (costumes), and Dominick Alesia (composer) to create a story that is so tonally fluctuating and openly emotional that the traditional “tell all your friends” moment at the end is replaced by an admonition to tell them not to see the show (so Roseen and Hernandez won’t have to put the cast through this again). However, while it is a bit inconsistent and slow-moving in spots—it could stand to be trimmed by fifteen minutes or so—The Last Living Gun is worth their efforts."