Chicago Theater Review: BARBECUE (Strawdog Theatre Company at Steppenwolf's 1700 Theatre)
UNDERCOOKED AND INNUTRITIOUS Yes, disruption continues to roil the stage in 2017. Old-fashioned make-believe dwindles into its opposite: dis-illusionment. The latest test case: Robert O'Hara's determinedly deceptive Barbecue. Its constant joke is on us. This two-act concoction is the kind of treacherous script that puts critics in a bind: To fully expose its sardonic subterfuge, we'd have to […]