"Kaitlyn Bird ... [gives] a very charismatic performance ... [New Leaf] always chooses intelligent plays and they go out of their way to choose ... unusual scripts that we haven't seen before."
"[Y]ou'll ... admire the quicksilver performance late-twentysomething Kaitlin Byrd is giving as a legitimately precocious ten-year-old ... a performance that has to be difficult to execute but couldn't be easier to watch."
JEFF NON-EQUITY AWARD NOMINATIONS BEST ENSEMBLE 2008 BEST DIRECTOR - JESSICA HUTCHINSON
"ONE OF THE 10 BEST SHOWS OF 2007... ... this staging achieved real magic ..."
- Christopher Piatt Time Out Chicago
"a charming site-specific staging... The capable cast ... manage their multiple roles with steady and understated wit ... particularly noteworthy performances from Steve Wilson and Marsha Harman. "
- Kerry Reid Chicago Tribune
THE DINING ROOM NOMINATED FOR TWO JEFF NON-EQUITY AWARDS!
BEST ENSEMBLE BEST DIRECTOR - JESSICA HUTCHINSON
Company Member Jared Moore was nominated twice for his work with The Hypocrites and The Bailiwick, and New Leaf collaborator Steven Ptacek (our composer for Girl in the Goldfish Bowl) was nominated for his work on Faster at the Side Project.
Congratulations to all the nominees! See the announcment here.
