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"an entertaining two hours" — Chicago Theatre Review
"it's good fun" — Chicago Theatre Beat
The robot revolution is well underway and the reviews are rolling in.
There may be nothing harder to love than a robot, but audiences are
responding warmly to the human drama that unfolds before them
— both the tragic and the tragically funny
— during Strangeloop Theatre's production of
R.U.R.: Rossum's Universal Robots. You have one weekend left to see the "dark dystopic comedy" that the Chicago Tribune praises for its "sly wit."
Critic reviews:
“Karel Capek's 1920 play introduced the word "robot" to the world, but
productions in the cyber age remain relatively rare. Strangeloop
Theatre's take, directed by Brad Gunter, has many moments of sly wit
that underscore Capek's all-too-relevant observations on the value (or
lack thereof) placed on human labor…The ensemble finds the right mix of
sardonic and feckless, the key ingredients making up the brain trust of
doctors and engineers behind R.U.R.'s creations. Matthew Lloyd's Dr.
Hallemeier sips brandy and whips out raised-eyebrow bon mots with
machinelike efficiency, while Rory Jobst's Dr. Gall exudes the
single-minded exuberance of a socially awkward science geek.”
— Chicago Tribune
“If you are looking for some classic scifi ancestry, though, this is a
good show to check out. As with many early such stories, the science is
thin and subverted to the purpose of the larger social commentary, but
it’s good fun all the same.”
— Chicago Theater Beat
“The production was very enjoyable. The set was well designed for such a
small space and really created an atmosphere…James Sparling as Harry
Domin really carried the show. He was very natural in his role as an
intellectual elite and pulled off the slightly absurd comedy in the
piece.”
— Chicago Theatre Review
Tickets:
Tickets are $18 for general admission and available online at
Brown Paper Tickets.
Discounts are now available for students, senior citizens and industry.
Season passes are also available. A limited number of discount tickets
for the general public also are available on
Goldstar and
Hot Tix.
R.U.R. runs through Oct. 6 at The Side Project Theatre in
Rogers Park (1439 W. Jarvis Ave., Chicago). The show is at 8 p.m. on
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.
Northbrook native Kitty Mortland has lately made a business of playing Shakespearean characters that are traditionally male, taking their already complex personas and adding yet another level with a feminie twist.
The cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
is: Mary-Kate Arnold (Helena), Maria Burnham (Quince), Letitia Guillaud
(Hermia), Caitlin Jackson (Hippolyta/Titania), Tim Larson (Demetrius),
Miona Lee (Cobweb/Snug), Naomi Lindh (Peaseblossom/Flute), Ken Miller
(Lysander), Kitty Mortland (Egeus), Julia Rigby (Puck), Michael Wagman
(Bottom) and Geoff Zimmerman (Theseus/Oberon).
