David Zellnik's new production scores a lot of laughs through parodying a children's theater troupe, but then it falls apart in the second half. The actors play a big part in the development of New Colony plays, and a significant portion of the script came from "structured improvs." Perhaps that's where most of the second half material stemmed from? The first half plays like something that has been extensively works…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 01:05PM on July 8, 2014