Bill Gorgo, 1999
"Very brave artistic vision - which I believe is a hallmark of WNEP. {These} guys take REAL chances; not the titillation that passes as risk-taking all too often..."
“...this wildly collaborative ensemble uses improvisation as the basis for creating solid, unconventional plays with a critical sociopolitical edge.”
PerformInk, 1996
NewCity, 2000
“...the madmen and fools of WNEP have taken possession of the old Turnaround Theatre at Belmont and Halsted, and, with an actual space of their own, this preposterously imaginative company can dream their lunatic dreams with relative autonomy. A blessing for them [and] us.”
“WNEP is the only theater company in Chicago that performs both traditional, scripted plays, and fully improvised shows...an edgy theater-making machine...”
Daily Herald, 2001

 

NEWCITY voted the following shows
the #1 Show to See in Chicago
during their respective runs:

• Wise Blood (1999) •
• PHOBIA (2000) •
• STATUETTE - A Hollywood Musical (2001) •
• when we were SUPERSTARS (2001) •
• The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (2002) •

and voted

• My Grandma's a Fat Whore in Jersey •
One of the Top Five Shows of 1999

The Chicago Reader listed the following shows as HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

• CrossCurrents (2002) •
• The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (2002) •



pretty things Review
Chicago Tribune Review
April 9, 2003

LOSERS BRACKET Review
Lucia Mauro's Chicago Theatre.com
January 5, 2002

An Odd Take On Loneliness
Chicago Tribune Article about "CrossCurrents"
January 5, 2002

WNEP's `Monster Dogs' has a Dada edge
Chicago Tribune Article about "Lives of the Monster Dogs"
September 14, 2001

 

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