The Pied Piper Reviews

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...The Pied Piper, played by a defiant and charismatic Suzanna Ziko, exacts revenge on the town of Hamelin, stealing local children after its leaders refuse to pay her for ridding the town of its rat infestation. Sights like dancing rats (represented by men's shoes careening around the small space) and sounds (like Delta Rae's swampy "Bottom of the River") surprise and delight in such a small space. Whether the 40-minute show makes you ponder what the plague of rats represents in modern times or not, it's a funny, enjoyable sensory overload."

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...At forty minutes “The Pied Piper” is a revelation of what children’s theater can be when stripped to its essential core. Devoid of the usual filler of fart jokes and well-timed innuendos designed to entertain parents, this production instead charms and chills with equal aplomb. And while there is no happy ending here, its final vision is one of surprising hope and resilience that will charm child and adult alike."