https://lookingglasstheatre.org/event/around-the-world-in-80-days/h
Reviews:
"With Kevin Douglas' droll Passepartout at the comedic helm, a skilled cast of comedians—such talents as Joe Dempsey, Ericka Ratcliff, Rom Barkhordar and Nick Sandys—plays a bevy of international eccentrics, many of whom could be farcical refuges from a Peter Sellers movie." Chicago Tribune
"...This production is Lookingglass at its very considerable best -- a high-spirited, imagination-filled escapade that makes use of a slew of theatrical tricks, among which the most notable is the ability of a polymorphous eight-person cast to suggest a cast of hundreds. And Laura Eason's exceptionally graceful adaptation of the Jules Verne classic -- which she also has directed with the lightest and most seamless sense of balletic whimsy -- manages to be both wise and fun-filled." Chicago Sun Times
"When an audience bursts into spontaneous applause during the course of a play's action, it's an indication that the excitement has reached a level where it must be expressed.... what set playgoers to 'witnessing' at the opening performance of Around The World In Eighty Days was a thrilling and intricate spectacle involving a Julie Taymor-style elephant, a patrician damsel delivered from a death sentence, and a single unarmed bantamweight combatant evading two scimitar-wielding villains before swinging aboard on a rope to complete the rescuers' escape—all executed at an exhilarating pace transforming a roomful of jaded theater patrons into children at an old-fashioned Saturday matinee.... Additional dazzle is supplied by an ensemble of protean players who portray an international array of supporting characters." Windy City Times - Highly Recommended
Reviews:
"With Kevin Douglas' droll Passepartout at the comedic helm, a skilled cast of comedians—such talents as Joe Dempsey, Ericka Ratcliff, Rom Barkhordar and Nick Sandys—plays a bevy of international eccentrics, many of whom could be farcical refuges from a Peter Sellers movie." Chicago Tribune
"...This production is Lookingglass at its very considerable best -- a high-spirited, imagination-filled escapade that makes use of a slew of theatrical tricks, among which the most notable is the ability of a polymorphous eight-person cast to suggest a cast of hundreds. And Laura Eason's exceptionally graceful adaptation of the Jules Verne classic -- which she also has directed with the lightest and most seamless sense of balletic whimsy -- manages to be both wise and fun-filled." Chicago Sun Times
"When an audience bursts into spontaneous applause during the course of a play's action, it's an indication that the excitement has reached a level where it must be expressed.... what set playgoers to 'witnessing' at the opening performance of Around The World In Eighty Days was a thrilling and intricate spectacle involving a Julie Taymor-style elephant, a patrician damsel delivered from a death sentence, and a single unarmed bantamweight combatant evading two scimitar-wielding villains before swinging aboard on a rope to complete the rescuers' escape—all executed at an exhilarating pace transforming a roomful of jaded theater patrons into children at an old-fashioned Saturday matinee.... Additional dazzle is supplied by an ensemble of protean players who portray an international array of supporting characters." Windy City Times - Highly Recommended