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Plus, Jonathan recommends Endgame and King Lear at American Players Theater in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
Jonathan and Kelly review Mary-Arrchie’s production of Hellish Half-Light , half a dozen short plays by Samuel Beckett. J. places Beckett in the context of French postwar absurdism, while K. actually talks about the plays. Existential despair abounds.
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Welcome to the on-line home of the Dueling Critics, Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abarbanel. Here you'll find the Critics' weekly conversations about Chicago theater. These verbal battles are broadcast every Sunday morning on "The Arts Section," WDCB's on-air culture magazine. Tune in to 90.9 FM to hear the Critics going at it.
On this site you'll also find written reviews by Kelly and Jonathan as well as links to their writing in other venues. Never fear, there are plenty of opinions to go around!
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Kelly & Jonathan of one mind about play with split personality! September 20, 2016
Halcyon’s Production of Fefu and Her Friends Makes Enemies of the Dueling Critics September 14, 2016
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Kelly Kleiman at the Huffington Post Jonathan Abarbanel at the Windy City Times