The Master Builder presented by New Leaf Theatre at Lincoln Park Cultural Center

Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended

"...In Swaye's version, the developments are swift--Halvard is seduced by a Lolita-esque teenager, who eggs him on to climb the steeple--but director Adam Webster's pacing is slow and methodical, despite the trim length."

Chicago Reader - Not Recommended

"...Steve Ratcliff and Jenny Hylas are good as the title character and a mysterious young stranger promising him new happiness. But between the script, Adam Webster's direction for New Leaf Theatre, and Margaret Hartmann's blunt lighting, the story's robbed of its subtlety and intensity."

Time Out Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...Under Webster’s stiff-as-starch direction, the actors’ bodies and voices seem to be in a race for rigidity. Stranger still is the design, with canvases thrown on the floor that seemingly suggest architectural sketches; like the play itself, they provide the actors only the danger of tripping. Yet Nick Keenan has devised an effective sound scheme (splicing classical music with sounds of furious sketching)."