Kiss takes risks, but Haven Chicago's production falls short
Guillermo Calderón's meta soap opera toggles between farce and sincerity. There is a great deal to like about Haven's Kiss by Guillermo Calderón, directed by Monty Cole, about two Syrian couples who meet to watch a popular soap opera but whose lives become a soap opera, overly dramatic and comical. Youssif (Salar Ardebili) loves Hadeel (Arti Ishak), but she's with Ahmed (Cole), who …