Chicago – There are few civil rights events shrouded in mystery like the Stonewall Inn Riots – a June night in 1969 in New York City, when gay liberation was born. Witnesses and participants in the riots have grown exponentially over the years (“I was there.”) and the who, what and how the riots began have also been in dispute as time goes by. All of that perspective is realized in Ike Holter’s incendiary stage play “Hit the Wall,” presented by the Chicago Commercial Collective at the Greenhouse Theater in Chicago.
Play Rating: 3.5/5.0
“Hit the Wall” began its life at Steppenwolf Theatre’s Garage Rep in 2012, and had a successful run Off Broadway in New York City last year. A majority of the original cast is back for this revival, as director Eric Hoff takes Holter’s plsy and builds stage craft that feels like the revolution that began on June 28th,...
Play Rating: 3.5/5.0
“Hit the Wall” began its life at Steppenwolf Theatre’s Garage Rep in 2012, and had a successful run Off Broadway in New York City last year. A majority of the original cast is back for this revival, as director Eric Hoff takes Holter’s plsy and builds stage craft that feels like the revolution that began on June 28th,...
- 5/9/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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