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On an Average Day
2257 N Lincoln Ave (between Webster and Belden Aves)
Lincoln Park, Chicago | Map773-404-7336
El: Red, Brown, Purple (rush hrs) to Fullerton. Bus: 8, 11, 74 | Directions
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Tickets: $25
Description
John Kolvenbach's look at fraternal dysfunction reunites a pair of siblings in the house where their father abandoned them years before as children. Robert is obviously damaged, perhaps mentally ill; older brother Jack, superficially saner, is crumbling inside. That's about all we can tell you without compromising big secrets. But in a nutshell, the story is a deadly combination of predictable and implausible. Dodging the worst of the melodrama with a counterintuitively downplayed performance, Johnny Clark mostly sells the better-crafted role of Robert; Stef Tovar flexes more muscle groups as Jack, but the character's just problematic as written.—BNWhen
Aug 31 2008 2:30pm
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This play left me in tears. My husband and i talked about it later for hours. The actors were great and the direction was impeccable. We've never seen a set like that either. We were especially impressed with the softness of the mentally ill brother, I think played by Johnny Clark, and with the way the actors were really connected. We were both mesmerized. We both highly recommend this play!
This play is AMAZING. Ron Klier's direction is stupendous, and the actors (Johnny Clark and Stef Tovar) are poignant, funny, strong, and vulnerable all at once. It also appeals to all ages--after the show, I heard the elderly couple in front of me talking about how much they liked it and how much it was making them think. Absolutely, positively, recommend this play!