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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"Sherman's tragicomedy of artistic manners is an engaging look at human communication and all its attendant malfunctions. And on this level, TimeLine Theatre's ambitious revival of the 1985 play -- under the spirited direction of Nick Bowling (the 2009 Jeff Award winner for his staging of "The History Boys") -- is especially delicious."
EXAMINER.COM
"TimeLine Theatre Company's bitingly elegant production creates an aura of faded yet timeless beauty ... Each character is linked by their inexplicable bond to a woman engaged in the most ephemeral of art forms, dance."
CHICAGO THEATER BLOG
"Director Nick Bowling has crafted an immensely watchable and lavishly beautiful production ... in Engstrom’s alternately regal and unabashedly sensual performance, Duncan is every inch magnificent."
CENTERSTAGE CHICAGO
"Jennifer Engstrom commands the play as Isadora Duncan. Sultry, spirited and strong-willed, the actress finds both the wild passion and the sad vulnerability in this legendary woman. ... TimeLine’s production quite simply dances."
STEADSTYLE CHICAGO
"A true masterpiece of art in theater. Every little detail of this production is sparkling. ... I do not think a better cast could have been assembled ...."
CHICAGOCRITIC.COM
"An intelligent glimpse into the world of an eccentric diva who lived life to its artistic and sensual fullest. ... part drawing room comedy, part character profile with glimpses into the nature of creating art and a look at how art, and Duncan in particular, deeply touched so many lives."
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"... a visually rich and stimulating affair with several inspired pieces of staging"
TIME OUT CHICAGO
"[Janet Ulrich] Brooks provides the audience surrogate, a Russian translator and longtime devotee of Duncan’s, with humor and a heartbreaking humility, while [Jennifer[ Engstrom is magnetic as ever as the mercurial artist."
CHICAGO READER
"When She Danced is an ensemble piece, not a star vehicle. ... Set in 1923, it finds the middle-aged American expat in decline, facing not only a struggle to survive but to keep her artistic mission alive for future generations."
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