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‘Solstice’ at A Red Orchid: In everyman’s land, house divided crashes down on life, innocence

Jan 16, 2014 – 8:16 am
Kirsten Fitzgerald and Meighan Gerachis in 'Solstice' at A Red Orchid 2014 (Michael Brosilow)

Review: It is a tragedy as timeless as it is trackless, Zinnie Harris’ “Sostice,” now in its U.S. premiere run at A Red Orchid Theatre. Tellingly, the play is set nowhere in particular, though more or less in the present. But the divided people, the shattered family, the loss of innocence, the appalling cost of violent conflict – these things register with immediacy, with photographic clarity. ★★★

Theater 2013-14: Premieres and new vitality energize the intimate stage at A Red Orchid

Oct 19, 2013 – 5:03 pm
'Trevor' poster (A Red Orchid Theatre)

16th in a series of season previews: New faces, new energy, new generation. Kirsten Fitzgerald, artistic director of A Red Orchid Theatre, says the company’s 2013-14 season – consisting of three plays all new to Chicago – reflects the forward-looking spirit of its 21st anniversary on the theme of coming of age.