Reviews of After Ashley |
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"This is a really lovely play and it gets a terrific production from Stage Left." - Kelly Kleiman "As with Shaw, I don't intellectually disagree with the position of the son. I just find him an intolerably indulgent, sometimes dishonest, figure." - Jonathan Abarbanel Listen to the whole debate: Eight Forty Eight: Dueling Critics |
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"...in terms of pure rip-roaring entertainment value, the show (in a Chicago premiere at Stage Left Theatre) has the makings of a hit... director Greg Werstler's ensemble is clearly having a ball tearing apart every smarmy cliché going..." - Nina Metz, The Chicago Tribune |
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"...Plocharczyk’s performance as wise pup is stellar, but the entire cast keeps his pace (and that set by director Greg Werstler). "After Ashley" reminds us that, while compassion has its place, there will always be "bad apples," answers lie most often in shades of gray—and victims are never the "angels" that they appear to be." -John Biederman, Center Stage Chicago |
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"...director Greg Werstler's soaring two-hour plus laugh fest just flies by. - Randy Hardwick, chicagocritic.com |
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"Stage Left was able to unleash all the incisive sarcasm and snarky cynicism in Gina Gionfriddo's award-winning 2005 comedy... Stage Left's After Ashley is still a must see. Gionfriddo gets you thinking seriously while laughing all the time."
- Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times |
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