The People's History of the United States at Quest Theatre Ensemble

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...That telling can get hokey at times, too--but it's an unashamed kind of hokey, more than counterbalanced by well-honed harmonies and design (including masks and quilts) that embraces the homemade with high craft. There are surprises, including a devastating speech by Jonathan Edwards. And when inspiration flags toward the end Park is smart enough to bring out a baby."

Windy City Times - Recommended

"...You can view Quest Theatre Ensemble's The People's History of the United State as a fun historical pageant filled with patriotic poetry, puppetry and song. Or you could just write it off as naive and left-wing American agitprop. Either way, you have to admire the chutzpah of director Andrew Park and the Quest ensemble to condense more than 230 years of American history into a revue for kids and adults. The show has plenty of segments that successfully crystallize moments of American history in a song or iconic sound bite."

Time Out Chicago - Recommended

"...Quest Theatre Ensemble’s latest spectacle is an inventive and altogether moving survey of 400 years of American history, from the Pilgrims to September 11. Eschewing straightforward narrative, political agendas and grand unifying theories, writer-director Park relies instead on the far more evocative methods of song, movement and puppetry."