We're one week into the run, and the positive reviews for A Bright Room Called Day are rolling in. When I say it has been a joy to work on this play and therapeutic to have been surrounded by Kushner's prose and this amazing team this past election day, I mean it.
Here are some links and snippets from recent reviews.
"Blank Theatre [...] takes a big swing with this heady political drama, directed by Danny Kapinos. The resulting production proves that the young company also has some serious dramatic chops, drawing out the humanity of Kushner's characters even when the text is dominated by fierce polemical debates."
Where this production especially excels is in balancing the Berliners’ fiery politics with their individual emotional journeys.– 3.5/4 stars from The Chicago Tribune
[...] this intellectually rich, sometimes confounding, and ultimately wrenching reminder of how easy it is to tear people apart and away from each other—and their values—when we fail to recognize the evil within and around us. - The Chicago Reader
Director Danny Kapinos does a masterful job of merging past and present and his talented cast brings the story of artists facing exile with daring and humor. - 3/4 stars from Third Coast Review