“At times, the action in Jennifer Rumberger’s “The Locusts” recalls that in the HBO show “Mare of Easttown.” These are deep, emotionally shaking, Chicago-style dives…Rumberger crafted two spectacular Florida women, and they were realized from head to toe to heart.”
“Rumberger’s writing, which recalls the macabre dramedy of Martin McDonagh, is vivid and poetic.”
“Rumberger doesn’t sugarcoat much. Blakewell’s monologues as Ella, particularly in an absolutely searing cri de coeur near the end, feel as much like the playwright’s observations as they do the character’s. But Rumberger remains refreshingly unsentimental and steely-eyed in her vision of world where women have to save themselves and their stories from everyone who reduces them to objects.”
“There’s something about slowly dawning realization, those moments when the strange goings-on all start to click, that makes them far more frightening than a thousand strobe-lit monsters. Because for all of its thematic depth, Night in Alachua County is still a rousing good time.”
Review of Night in Alachua County, Alex Huntsberger, Time Out Chicago
https://www.timeout.com/chicago/theater/night-in-alachua-county
“As a Killer Joe-style art-house thriller, Night is an undeniably pulse-raising experience.”
Review of Night in Alachua County, Dan Jake, Chicago Reader
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/night-in-alachua-county/Event?oid=32009625
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“Not only does playwright Jennifer Rumberger trust her audience to stay the course all the way to a satisfactory conclusion, however, but to apprehend every step in a narrative operating on several different levels.”
Review of Night in Alachua County, Mary Shen Barnidge, Windy City Times
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/THEATER-REVIEW-A-Night-in-Alachua-County/60332.html
“Paperland…is a genuine surprise, from the repeated snap of a stapler to its haunting ruminations about suicide. This is a fine look at the large and small things that can make life worth living (or giving up on).
Review of short piece Paperland, Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-TImes
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2015/1/6/18463445/many-reasons-to-cheer-for-the-gift-s-ten-program