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Steadstyle Chicago
By Lawrence Bommer
October 28, 2010

Effectively presented through multiple time frames and nonlinear action, the plot unspools like a curse that spares neither innocents nor killers. The audience itself seems caught in the crossfire that detonates Dale Heinen’s Chicago premiere until detachment becomes impossible.

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Silk Road's Scorched</span> Succeeds on Many Levels
Silk Road's Scorched Succeeds on Many Levels

PerformInk Chicago
By Kevin Heckman
October 27, 2010

[Theatre’s] strong suit is its ability to evoke empathy. A well told story can bring home the plights of vastly different people and circumstances. And that’s where Scorched succeeds.

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Siblings' trip to Middle East has all the force of Greek tragedy (★★★ 1/2)
Siblings' trip to Middle East has all the force of Greek tragedy (★★★ 1/2)

Chicago Tribune
By Chris Jones
October 15, 2010

Scorched is that rare play that truly manages to convey the spirit of Greek tragedy in a contemporary setting. That's exceedingly hard to achieve... Here, that Sophoclean sense of everything coming together, that paradoxical enigma of how the harder and harder you try to climb out of the muck, the deeper and deeper you sink in the swamp. All that somehow feels logical in this world, where your childhood gets stuck in your throat for life.

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Scorched</div> (★★★ 1/2)
Scorched
(★★★ 1/2)

Chicago Stage Review
By Venus Zarris
October 12, 2010

The production values of Scorched are excellent. Tom Burch creates a stylized authenticity with his impressive scenic design. Dialect Coach Eva Breneman beautifully supports the uncanny rendering of Lebanese accents. Projection Designer Mike Tutaj stunningly enhances the conception of the show with haunting imagery.

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A Silence That Speaks Louder Than Words (★★★★)
A Silence That Speaks Louder Than Words (★★★★)

Chicago Theatre Beat
By Keith Ecker
October 11, 2010

Scorched is one of those rare plays that successfully crosses over into multiple genres, from historical fiction to family drama to mystery. If you want to see a great story beautifully told, see this show.

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Scorched</div> (★★★★★)
Scorched
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Around the Town Chicago
By Alan Bresloff
October 11, 2010

While the topic of “Civil war” is essential to the play, this is not really a “war story” but rather an exploration of some of the results of war, as well as a love story that is difficult to comprehend at first, but once you view this masterpiece of theater, you will see that this type of thing may not be fiction at all.

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Mouawad leaves mark with Scorched</span> (Highly Recommended)
Mouawad leaves mark with Scorched (Highly Recommended)

Chicago Sun-Times
By Hedy Weiss
October 11, 2010

[Mouawad’s] laserlike vision and heated language, combined with the actors’ prowess and the very handsome design work [...] result in genuine “scorched earth” theater.

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Scorched</span>: A wrenching, poetic spin on Greek drama
Scorched: A wrenching, poetic spin on Greek drama

TimeOut Chicago
By Kris Vire
October 10, 2010

[Playwright Wajdi Mouawad's] poetic flourishes (rendered from the French by prolific translator Linda Gaboriau) are compelling, and his themes build to a climax that’s gut-wrenching—even to those paying attention to his Greek allusions.

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Scorched</span> (Highly Recommended)
Scorched (Highly Recommended)

Chicago Reader
By Albert Williams
October 10, 2010

[The] twisting tales [the script] tells are important and compelling. And the superb Chicago premiere production, directed by Dale Heinen, succeeds completely. The first-rate ensemble totally invest themselves in their multiple roles, while a crack design team transforms the intimate, low-ceilinged basement theater into a convincing replica of a desert village.

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