Torch Song Trilogy presented by Hubris Productions at The Greenhouse Theater Center

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"... Watching Jarosch land one intricate bon mot after another is pure poetry. Add in surprisingly sympathetic and layered performances by Mary Hollis Inboden's well-meaning but self-deceiving Laurel and Susan Veronika Adler's vinegary but wounded "Ma" Beckoff and you realize that two-thirds of a pretty good (and, sadly, still relevant) story isn't chopped liver."

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...Torch Song Trilogy, a breakthrough in its time, remains a triumphant mix of hilarity, sentimentality, anger, and passion. Its crisply timed comic dialogue recalls the best of Neil Simon (in his Brighton Beach trilogy), Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, and Paul Henning—the guys whose scripts for Sid Caesar, Dick Van Dyke, and George Burns and Gracie Allen influenced Fierstein’s comic rhythms. But under the witty surface lies a deep well of feeling."

Windy City Times - Recommended

"...By producing a lopped-off Torch Song Trilogy, Hubris opens itself up to criticism that it's a theater company lacking the ambition to fully tackle a landmark of gay American drama. Yet there is some consolation since what is left of Hubris' Torch Song remains relevant to today. Dealing with issues like gay families, bisexuality, hate crimes and gay youth may make Torch Song a bit preachy, but its message of gay acceptance and love still needs to be heard by wide swaths of society."

Chicago Free Press - Somewhat Recommended

"...Fierstein was clearly pleading to his early-1980s audience when Arnold issues his demand for respect and equality. It’s not dialogue; it’s an op-ed essay that needs to be printed in some Red State newspapers. What Hubris and their audience end up with is an awkward, preachy time capsule. Perhaps this “Trilogy” would be best trimmed to a one-act."

ChicagoCritic - Highly Recommended

"...Torch Song Trilogy” is a marvelously well acted play that features an outstanding performance from Ryan Jarosch, Susan Veronica Adler, Quinn White (David) and Evan Linder. Hubris productions has mounted one fine drama."