Underneath The Lintel at First Folio Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...Though he wrote it originally for a male actor, Berger went back and tweaked his script as more women began tackling the heady role. Now First Folio Theatre brings it around again under Alison C. Vesely's direction as a homecoming for longtime Chicago-based actor and playwright Kristine Thatcher, who has spent the last several years running the now-defunct BoarsHead Theater in Lansing, Mich."

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

"...Ms.Thatcher is amazing as she opens her heart and soul to us as this character. Doing a one person show, and being onstage for 80 minutes ( no intermission) can be quite an ordeal for an actor, and requires a great deal of love for the script/story they are telling. Ms Thatcher becomes her character, which makes every moment believable, from start to finish. We learn about "The Lintel" ( most of us did not know that this is the door frame), we learn about some of the Jewish traditions, some meaning to the second coming and a great deal more. Mostly, we learn how important it is for one to grab on to life an dto live it to the fullest- that each day is a "gift" and that we should embrace it with all we have in us."