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Recent Reviews
PRAISE FOR
GIRL IN THE GOLDFISH BOWL

"Kaitlyn Bird ... [gives] a very charismatic performance ... [New Leaf] always chooses intelligent plays and they go out of their way to choose ... unusual scripts that we haven't seen before."

- Jonathan Abarbanel & Kelly Kleiman
848's Dueling Critics, WBEZ-FM Chicago Public Radio


"[Y]ou'll ... admire the quicksilver performance late-twentysomething Kaitlin Byrd is giving as a legitimately precocious ten-year-old ... a performance that has to be difficult to execute but couldn't be easier to watch."

- Christopher Piatt
TimeOut Chicago


"New Leaf Theatre consistently has presented intelligent fare in small but physically dynamic stagings ... The production looks good in Michelle Lilly O'Brien's detailed household set, and the performances are assured."

- Jonathan Abarbanel
Windy City Times


"MUST SEE ... This is one Chicago company that sees god in the details."

- Centerstage Chicago


"Kaitlin Byrd in a terrific winning performance..."

- Tom Williams
ChicagoCritic.com


PRAISE FOR
THE DINING ROOM

JEFF NON-EQUITY AWARD NOMINATIONS
BEST ENSEMBLE 2008
BEST DIRECTOR -
JESSICA HUTCHINSON


"ONE OF THE 10 BEST SHOWS OF 2007...
... this staging achieved real magic ..."

- Christopher Piatt
Time Out Chicago


"a charming site-specific staging...
The capable cast ... manage their multiple roles with steady and understated wit ...
particularly noteworthy performances from Steve Wilson and Marsha Harman. "

- Kerry Reid
Chicago Tribune


"DON'T MISS ... Hutchinson's highly seductive in-the-round production is crisply alert...
New Leaf... showcase(s) its two most rarefied assets: its queerly elegant found space ... and its invaluable resident sound designer.'"

- Christopher Piatt
Time Out Chicago


"... executed with admirable precision"

- Mary Shen Barnidge
Windy City Times


March 2008
Girl in the Goldfish Bowl
A Chicago Premiere
by Morris Panych
directed by Gregory Peters
PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR

October 2007
The Dining Room
by A.R. Gurney
directed by Jessica Hutchinson
PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR | REVIEWS
April 2007
Vox Pandora
World Premiere
by Bilal Dardai
directed by Jessica Hutchinson
PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR | REVIEWS
January 2007
The Permanent Way
The First U.S. Production
by David Hare
directed by Brandon Ray
PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR | REVIEWS
September 2006
The Master Builder
by Henrik Ibsen
adapted by Matthew Ira Swaye
directed by Adam Webster
PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR | REVIEWS
March 2006
Accelerando
by Lisa Loomer
directed by Brandon Ray
PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR | REVIEWS
September 2005
Limbo Tales
by Len Jenkin
directed by David Chapman
PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR
September 2005
In The Spotlight 2005
One-Act-Festival

PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR | REVIEWS
March 2005
As It Is In Heaven
A Chicago Premiere
by Arlene Hutton
directed by Brandon Ray
PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR | REVIEWS
October 2004
Brilliant Traces
by Cindy Lou Johnson
directed by Tanya Ray
PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR | REVIEWS
April 2004
Girl in Hyacinth Blue
A World Premiere
by Susan Vreeland
adapted by Morgan Leavitt
directed by Morgan Leavitt
PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR | REVIEWS
October 2003
Reckless
by Craig Lucas
directed by Brandon Ray
PRODUCTION PHOTOS | PR | REVIEWS
May 2003
In The Spotlight 2003
One-Act-Festival

by Brandon Ray
directed by Lila Stromer
REVIEWS
October 2002
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
by Steve Martin
directed by Brandon Bruce
REVIEWS
August 2002
Off the Hook and Hidden In This Picture
by Ronan Marra and Aaron Sorkin
directed by Brandon Bruce
May 2002
Top of 16 and Take Five
by Ken Dashow and Westley M. Pederson
directed by Lisa Baney
September 2001
The Dreamer Examines His Pillow
by John Patrick Shanley
directed by William Mayer