AGES OF MAN, Theatre Above the Law: A Good Start to a Great Season

Last weekend, I went to see AGES OF MAN, "3 one acts by Thornton Wilder chronicling how children relate to their parents while growing into themselves. First, in Infancy, as babies trying to make sense of the normal things in everyday life, then, in Childhood tweens playing a morbid game of "Orphans" to show how underestimating kids might just backfire on adults & lastly, The Rivers Under the Earth shows teens coming of age with their parents in the safety of a family vacation." The show is directed by TAtL Artistic Director Tony Lawry.

The company producing this collection, Theatre Above the Law, commissioned and is producing my CYRANO adaptation this coming February, and AGES OF MAN is their first step into their second season. As such, I thought it worth the viewing. I don't know what I expected, but I really enjoyed myself! Not being a huge fan of Thorton Wilder's work, I think I assumed the show would be not for me, but I sat laughing and living for the performances, just like the top notch reviews by Dmitry Samarov (Chicago Reader) , and Angela Allyn (Chicago Stage Standard).

This was a great boon for the company's season, garnering a few sold out performances already, and I'm incredibly excited to see what happens when CYRANO opens in just a few short months with them. With any luck, CYRANO will be just as acclaimed (which is more than probable, as Tony is also directing CYRANO).

Congratulations, Tony,  and keep that momentum going!

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