Reviews
“Snow Days and Plane Delays”
“Amanda Brown of The Mime Company directs a well honed and superbly disciplined troupe that can draw out the humor and poignancy of yearly Christmas rituals… Nothing impresses like the exceeding professionalism of the total ensemble—their slightest gestures and facial expressions speak volumes, and their coordinated physical discipline astonishes.”
-Paige Listerud, Chicago Theater Blog 12/24/10
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“Acts Without Words”
“…This company’s four ensemble members present an array of beautifully performed, often hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking and always impressive pieces that stay with you long after the houselights are restored.”
“… The Mime Company of Chicago just might change your opinion of this art form, making it fun, exciting and extremely accessible.”
- Colin Douglas, Centerstage Chicago, 5/19/08
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“[Acts Without Words] flows with carefully practiced detail through vignettes well-balanced and diversified in emotional tenor.”
“… The company’s current quartet… understands the value of restraint and how to conjure a colorful emotional palette from the most minimal of gestures and expressions. They use the Heartland’s tiny black-box space, stripped bare of detail, to perfection, embellishing it with only soft spotlights, a few costume changes, occasional sound effects and a well-chosen soundtrack segueing from Bach harpsichord to French musette. At a brisk hour and a half, it’s mime well spent.”
- Craig Keller, Time Out Chicago, 5/19/08
