Reviews:
"...The dominant impulse of the new Lookingglass version—directed and adapted by Eason—is satirical. Suitable for families with kids 8 and older, the mood of the show remains light, cheerful and greatly entertaining. 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 - Recommended Chris Jones
"...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 - Highly Recommended
"...Written and directed by Laura Eason with joyful whimsy and fantastic invention, this stage adaptation of the Jules Verne novel comes to exhilarating life in a dazzling display of theatrical genius." SouthtownStar - Highly Recommended
"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 both helpful and hindersome to our protagonists in the literal expansion of their horizons." Windy City Times - Highly Recommended
"...The dominant impulse of the new Lookingglass version—directed and adapted by Eason—is satirical. Suitable for families with kids 8 and older, the mood of the show remains light, cheerful and greatly entertaining. 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 - Recommended Chris Jones
"...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 - Highly Recommended
"...Written and directed by Laura Eason with joyful whimsy and fantastic invention, this stage adaptation of the Jules Verne novel comes to exhilarating life in a dazzling display of theatrical genius." SouthtownStar - Highly Recommended
"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 both helpful and hindersome to our protagonists in the literal expansion of their horizons." Windy City Times - Highly Recommended