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PRAISE FOR
BURYING MISS AMERICA
FOUR STARS ... New Leaf's tight production of Brian Golden's new play delivers ideal American realism: seamless movement from emotional peak to trough, focus on familial dynamics, and a yearning to understand the past as turnkey to the present.
- Ryan Dolley
TimeOut Chicago
Burying Miss America is one of the best plays I've seen this season.
- Lauren Whalen
Chicago Theatre Beat
PRAISE FOR
LIGHTHOUSEKEEPING
JEFF RECOMMENDED
"... a beautiful call for unabashed, wide-eyed optimism in the face of darkness."
- Neal Ryan Shaw
New City
"The acting is sensational ... young Caroline Phillips is terrific, [Tien Doman] is terrific ... they are simply cradled by the set and the sound design."
- Kelly Kleiman
WBEZ's Dueling Critics
PRAISE FOR
REDEEMERS
"RECOMMENDED ... what really makes the show are Dardai's writerly digressions that snake through the air like curlicues, each a droll observation about miserable winters, the psychology of bartenders or children who try your patience ... he and director Jessica Hutchinson have pulled together a nice little piece that captures the off-kilter relationships that spring up among work friends."
- Nina Metz
Chicago Tribune
"RECOMMENDED ... Jessica Hutchinson's sharp, site-specific staging for New Leaf Theatre has the trio telling their story -- part confession, part self-justification -- to their fellow patrons (us) at a pizzeria. A clever reversal of a classic becomes a shrewd and probing exploration of the corrosive effects of withholding forgiveness."
- Zac Thompson
Chicago Reader
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Jess Hutchinson in New CityNew City's Monica Westin sat down with Artistic Director Jess Hutchinson to talk about what New Leaf - long known for our imaginative use of our Lincoln Park Cultural Center home - has in store for its first production in a bigger space, the DCA Storefront Theatre at 66 E. Randolph street.
"New Leaf Theatre is perhaps as notable for its one-off space as its consistently fiery but meticulous performances that have marked them as easily one of the most exciting storefront theater companies in Chicago. Their long-term residency space at the Lincoln Park Cultural Center is an old auditorium that feels like a ballroom, with wood paneling, a chandelier and an odd location in the park right next to the zoo. In this space they have put on devastating, gorgeous performances in both a proscenium and promenade setting, making a lot out of a little and pushing the limits of what storefront theater can do."
CHECK OUT THE FULL ARTICLE.
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by Tom Stoppard
directed by Jessica Hutchinson
New Leaf Theatre invites you to rediscover Tom Stoppard's classic 1993 play. Lady Thomasina Coverly, aged thirteen, quietly solves the mysteries of the universe in the midst of an English estate's worth of intrigue. Nearly two centuries later, Hannah Jarvis tries to put the pieces together and discover meaning in the debris. Three generations pursue passion and knowledge through the chaos of history.
MAY 3 - JUNE 9
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Treehouse Readings
Wednesday, November 30 at 7pm
Untrained in Geometry
by Emily Dendinger
directed by Jessica Hutchinson
RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW
A gala fundraiser has been planned to reveal British archeologist Arthur Davinport’s latest find—an oracle of the god Apollo that can show you your soulmate. The financial state of Arthur’s dig hinges on the gala’s success, and yet his family and crew can’t seem to get over Apollo’s revelations enough to properly behave themselves. Set in the glittery world of the 1920s, Untrained in Geometry is a screwball romantic comedy about fate, farce and fidelity.
LEARN MORE ABOUT TREEHOUSE >
Hear previous Treehouse readings, including Idris Goodwin's How We Got On, and learn more about the series by subscribing to our podcast by clicking here.
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