"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
Written by A.R. Gurney
Directed by Jessica Hutchinson
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 DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE REVIEWS
