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"What's brilliant about The Kid Thing isn't that it can or even tries to answer the question, Why have kids? But that it turns that question around and asks, Why not?... Gubbins's smart, funny dialogue keeps us engrossed, as well as the marvelous ensemble Joanie Schultz has put together for this Chicago Dramatists/About Face Theatre co-production."
Tony Adler, Chicago Reader
"Sarah Gubbins has emerged with a voice of her own, and the intelligence of that voice is apparent in every word she writes and every moment she creates that goes from her page to a stage... Schultz extracts maximum value from the play with a clean and sharply-focused staging."
Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times
"Sarah Gubbins' The Kid Thing... smartly mixes debate and drama, argument and psychological revelation. Director Joanie Schultz... deserves extra praise for staging transitions that elegantly propel both story and character... The Kid Thing [is] a work of significant depth."
Steve Oxman, Variety
"Directed to perfection by Joanie Schultz... wonderful set, great lighting, warm, funny, and very real... Gubbins takes us on a deep, thought provoking journey."
Al Bresloff, Around the Town Chicago
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"In Joanie Schultz’s peppy production, the play is rooted in something very powerful... Blisteringly played by Simpkins, Darcy and her dilemma are disturbing, powerful and real... her best performance yet."
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
"Gubbins has a deft way with dialogue, and the actors, under the direction of Joanie Schultz, bring total conviction to their roles."
Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun Times
"Sarah Gubbins has penned a smart script... under the direction of Joanie Schultz, this cast is sublime."
Katy Walsh, Chicago Theater Beat
"Gubbins’s witty and heart wrenching script is winningly brought to life by the incredibly talented ensemble of actors under the pointed direction of Joanie Schultz."
Krista Krauss, Conciergepreferred.com
"Gubbins writes ace dialogue... Director Joanie Schultz and her terrific cast make the relationships... utterly believable... A compelling conversation stoker of a play."
Kris Vire, Time Out Chicago
"The entire cast is terrific... A definite must-see."
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