Bright Half Life

By Tanya Barfield

About Face Theatre
Chicago, IL

CHICAGO PREMIERE

Reviews

“Fromm has become a specialist in small intimate shows that thrust characters into intense emotional confrontation. One of her strengths is a lack of fuss, her ability to cull the extraneous. And of course, to cast exceptionally well. "

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

“Bright Half Life is one in a long line of plays that mince a story's chronology and tease out important information in fleeting moments, but few achieve the realism, comprehensibility, and emotional arc created here by Fromm's directorial precision and performances that are simultaneously raw and polished.”

Dan Jakes, Chicago Reader

“Ledo and McClain fully inhabit these lovely characters and their romance, under Keira Fromm’s warm, honest, lucid, and light-handed direction.”

Kris Vire, Timeout

“Ms. Fromm’s athletic navigation and focused leadership keeps this story in continual motion. Time and space become fluid as she suddenly jettisons theatergoers from the past to the present and back again. And, at every turn, Ms. Fromm keeps her actors honest, articulate and empathetic.”

Colin Douglas, Chicago Theater Reviews