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January 5, 2012 by

Unnecessary Farce *

By Paul Slade Smith
Directed by Alison C. Vesely

Featuring

Kevin McKillip, Erin Noel Grennan, Joe Foust, Molly Glynn, Dale Benson and Jeannie Affelder

“A Farce this good ought to be a crime!” 3.5 stars – Chicago Tribune

“Exuberant [with] more twists than you’ll find in a jumbo-sized canister of silly string!” – Sun-Times News Group

“First Folio Theatre has a hilarious hit…a bona fide gut-busting laugh-a-thon!” – The Daily Herald

“A flawless production…packed with a cast of inspired comic actors” –Chicago Reader

“A whip-smart comic farce that produces enough laughs to get anyone through winter” – ChicagoCritic.com

“Vesely has picked some of the smartest actors around for this high-spirited goof.” – Chicago Tribune

“A laugh a minute!” – Chicago Spotlight on the Lake

5 Stars – Around the Town Chicago

JEFF RECOMMENDED



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Kevin McKillip and Erin Noel Grennan
Raymond Fox, Kevin McKillip, and Joe Foust
Molly Glynn, Kevin McKillip, and Raymond Fox
Dale Benson, Raymond Fox, Kevin McKillip, and Molly Glynn
Joe Foust and Erin Noel Grennan

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