This Is Our Youth presented by Gwydion Theatre at The Greenhouse Theater Center

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...The relationships among Dennis, Warren, and Jessica are tempestuous and physical, played with energy and full-body commitment by the small cast. Chesky, still an undergrad at Northwestern, is a standout as pensive Warren, who you root for á la John Bender from The Breakfast Club, another rebel of the era."

Around The Town Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...Coming of age! Over the years , we have seen many plays that use this as their theme. Gwydion Theatre Company, a California company that has moved to Chicago is starting their second season with such a play. It is Kenneth Lonergan's "This Is Our Youth" directed by Andrew Shipman. This company has taken up residence at The Greenhouse Theatre Center's "Studio 44" space. This is an intimate stage area with roughly 44 seats, and quite comfortable."

Buzznews.net - Highly Recommended

"...“This Is Our Youth,” with mesmerizing performances by Kason Chesky as Warren, Grayson Kennedy as Dennis, and Annalie Ciolino as Jessica, is still vital and fresh nearly thirty years after its Off Broadway premiere. Playwright Kenneth Lonergan set it in 1982 during the Reagen era, but these 48 hours in the lives of three dissolute young adults read fresh and vital today as it did almost 30 years ago."

Third Coast Review - Recommended

"...Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth takes us back 40-some years … to an era when heavy-duty drugs were not only a path to pleasure (and sometimes pain) but the coinage of commerce for young people. It was the Reagan era, but the three young people on stage in this Gwydion Theatre production don’t hear First Lady Nancy Reagan’s warnings to “Just say no.” They just keep saying yes."