“…Weiss has cast the piece very well: Barrie and Neff are credible as sisters but they simultaneously read as binary opposites, which serves the play. Both of these fine actresses are on fire here – you don’t normally get such an intense emotional current bubbling under what’s otherwise a commercial thriller. It’s all Tovar and Moore can do to keep up with their cast mates, but they both understand that they are not the stars here. They’re turning in generous performances.”
~Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
“…Erica Weiss directs a formidable ensemble unswerving in their matter-of-fact tone: as portrayed by Brenda Barrie, Robin’s bouts of delusion arise out of lucid moments almost imperceptibly ( as such seizures are inclined to do in real life ), while Caroline Neff’s Hazel, forced to take on the responsibilities of protector, never succumbs to gratuitous emoting. Peter Moore and Stef Tovar likewise find strength in patience and nurturance—traits not often associated with males, but essential to playing any useful part in domestic crises. The results forge a refreshingly intelligent reassessment of a centuries-old scourge, concluding in hope for victims of improvident lineage.”
~Mary Shen Barnidge, Windy City Times
“…Not to give away the game, the story focuses on two sisters and the men in their roller-coaster lives. Not just a big sister but a surrogate mom, Robin (Brenda Barrie) was there for Hazel (Caroline Neff) when the world failed to care. The favor may not demand a return. But it could sure use one. Now a successful writer of children’s fiction (based on their own harrowing childhood), Hazel is partnered by Miller (Stef Tovar), a genial cop much like the good one in HBO’s Nurse Jackie. Robin is married to an equally caring lawyer named Fred (Peter Moore), who’s looking forward to their first kid.”
~Lawrence Bommer, Stage and Cinema
