The Ridiculous Darkness at Victory Gardens Theater - Biograph

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

"...This is a show that works better in pieces than as a whole. Some of the discursive moments distract just as we feel we're getting to, well, the heart of the dark matter. But Martin mostly knows how to ratchet up the tension effectively. By the end, we're overwhelmed with a barrage of images and sounds that leave us questioning the very nature of justice itself."

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

"...The history of “The Ridiculous Darkness” is RIDICULOUSLY long and tumbling. At its birth, it was a novel written and published in 1899 called “The Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad. Most famously it was adapted for screen, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and retitled “Apocalypse Now.” In 2012, German writer Wolfram Lots adapted the story for radio, and since then, Lots’ adaptation has become one of the most produced German plays."

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...The answer that the play provides is, ultimately, why I must wholeheartedly recommend director Ian Damont Martin’s bold, eclectic, frustrating, rambling, mesmerizing and altogether scattered production. Within a show filled with theatrical experimentation of varying success, the final moments provide a powerful and moving answer to a question that the rest of the production isn’t sure whether it’s asking."