Even updated, The Arsonists is unabashedly old-fashioned, with its Greek-style chorus of firemen and symbolism as blatant as any horror movie. Alistair Beaton's update under Matt Hawkins' direction manages to find itself mostly lighter than air as it turns this cautionary fable into a backdraft that engulfs the audience in its searing indictments. (read Clint May's entire review....)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:25PM on August 28, 2014