Out of all dramatic forms, satire demands the most thought and effort. Elemeno Pea is either too preoccupied with trying to squeeze in different tones or too lazy to really explore the issues it obviously addresses. What could have been a witty insight into class relations in the twenty-first century turns into a melodramatic, unfunny mess with too much complaining and not enough doing. (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:10AM on December 9, 2013