Peer gynt chicago 2011

Instead, we are left hoping another theatre company will come along and occupy the DCA Storefront Theater with something more cohesive. Peer Gynt at Storefront Theater. Peer Gynt Storefront Theater 66 E. Randolph St Chicago. Peer Gynt Reviews Average Rating based on 6 reviews. Chicago Reader - Not Recommended " Windy City Times - Somewhat Recommended " Time Out Chicago - Somewhat Recommended " ChicagoCritic - Somewhat Recommended " Chicago Stage Standard - Somewhat Recommended " Carrie Hardin Ingrid.

Hilary Holbrook Helga. Richard Engling and Bryson Engelen. Photo: John Sisson. Randolph Street. In Bly's translation, the wild, globe-trotting adventurer Peer Gynt, unencumbered by morals or a sense of responsibility, takes a mythic journey envisioned as that of America itself, from scrappy trickster to imperial power and beyond. Featuring live music and rustic settings reminiscent of 19th and 20th century Americana, Peer embarks on a year whirlwind tour of the American psyche.

Director Jeremy Wechsler splits the title role between two actors, neither of whom has figured out what might drive a boastful, sensitive, erratic Norwegian farm boy to kidnap and rape a rival's bride, ingratiate himself with the repugnant Troll King, sell slaves, or even peel an onion.

The pair bounce unscathed through epic events that should stick to Peer's soul. Despite the obvious care expended upon this ambitious project, however, a distinctly academic aura cannot help but pervade material of greater value for its historical and social reflections than for its entertainment potential.

Whenever we enter the realm of the mythological or surreal, on the other hand, the show suffers from a distinct lack of magic. So I think Wechsler delivers a near-misshere.

I think he had a good idea but had trouble plumbing its depths and really capitalizing on it. There are touchingmomentsbetween both Peer and his mother and Peer and Solveig, both as a young couple and a pair whose time is coming to a close.