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Showing posts with label reviews. Show all posts

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!

A very Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

We at New Suit have many reasons to be thankful this year.  We had a successful production of JedIraq this spring, our inaugural production!  We are in the midst of producing Rebecca Kling's Trans Form, which we are incredibly thankful to share with all of you.  We are thankful for our Chicago audience members, who come out to see our shows!  We are thankful that New Suit is comprised of a great group of friends who can continue to work on their art together.  We are thankful for these friends and others, for our families, for our health, and for working in a country where we have the freedom to share our art in an effort to educate others.

And lastly, we are thankful for this review from Paige Listerud at the Chicago Theater Blog:
Rebecca Kling’s one-woman show, Trans Form is decidedly, consciously intimate and low-key. It renders in minute detail the everyday ways in which transgender people can feel their personal authenticity subverted or denied. That Kling unsentimentally reflects on how she has denied herself in the past is one of the more intriguing and thoughtful elements of this one-act play, produced by New Suit Theatre and co-directed by Kristin Idaszak and Kate McGroarty. 

 Enjoy your holiday, and be sure to stop in between turkey bites and give a little thanks for all the wonderful things that happened this past year, big and small.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The Reviews Are In!

And they are great!  Be sure to click each link to check out the full review.
A great review in Gapers Block:
Trans Form was a powerful and educational experience that captivates on both theatrical and educational levels. The autobiographical nature of the story hits an emotional note that allows outsiders to shed their preconceptions on Transgender identities, and leave the theatre without any labels or stereotypes in mind- just a sensitivity and appreciation for the struggle that Rebecca Kling and others like her have survived.

We're also Recommended by NewCity Stage:
 ...when she is specific about her unique experiences (her parents’ reactions, taming the dreaded DMV bureaucracy) Kling’s story becomes accessible and enjoyable. And the journey, as difficult as it may be, comes to its only possible ending.

And from TimeOut Chicago:
There’s ample pop cultural discourse on promiscuous “trannies” (Kling’s word) and damaged souls caught in the wrong body (see Oprah), but Kling doesn’t want to tell these stories. Happily, she neither sells these narratives out nor denies them as she (innovatively) rewrites trans life as mundane.
What would you say about Trans Form?

 Trans Form runs through December 5. Tickets and more information are available here.