ERIC HOFF
REVIEWS AND FEATURES
"It's the rare theater company that doesn't have a mission statement. But how many theater artists have one? Director Eric Hoff does. He's committed, he says, to exploring 'works that are at the intersection of social justice and beautiful art.'" -- Tony Adler, Chicago Reader
THE HUMANA FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN PLAYS IS THOUGHTFUL AND SUPERB
"This year’s Professional Training Company production, featuring this year’s ATL Acting Apprentices, is far and away the best such production I’ve ever seen." -- Marty Rosen, Leo Weekly
DOWN BUT NOT DEFEATED
"A playwright is only as free on the page as a director makes him feel onstage, and Eric Hoff, who guides the show with a strong hand, insures that the actors are supported by the language, rather than overwhelmed by it. I can’t remember an ensemble that has danced through space as proudly and movingly as this one. For Hoff, Holter’s language is just one element in the larger cacophony (which includes the onstage musicians John Cicora, Josh Lambert, and Ryan Murphy), and he makes us feel the vibrancy of this universe, in which some of the characters are brutalized by a policeman and fight back, giving as good as they get." -- Hilton Als, New Yorker
DCASE HOSTS REVIVAL OVER FOUR NIGHTS PRITZKER PAVILION
"About REVIVAL’s residency, Shoshona Currier, says, 'Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events is happy to welcome REVIVAL back to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. After developing this project through our In the Works residency program, we’re thrilled to support this next iteration and provide a platform for a wide array of local performance artists who are engaging in a practice that is not always recognized in the forefront of our robust theater and dance communities.'" Mahjabeen Syed, New City
"And what else is there to say? The set is transportive. Eric Hoff’s direction is effervescent. Do you want to watch a husky man with fake purple eyelashes drag a cart with an angel on it? Do you enjoy offensive puns? Do you like music backed by tap-dancing and a wooden whale? What in god’s name are you waiting for?" -- Kevin Thomas, Time Out Chicago
"The hazy, enveloping reality of "The Skriker" makes the play, unlike most, an ideal candidate for promenade - with the audience exploring the same space occupied by the actors instead of sitting sedentary on a fixed seat. Hoff has taken great advantage of his circumstance, making a supremely detailed, fanciful horror story - alive with interactivity... The proud weirdness, discombobulation, paranoia, transformation, and sinister magic of this play and of this production harmoniously come together to build something unquestionably singular and blatantly eclectic." -- Johnny Oleksinski, NY Post
"Hit the Wall is a must-see." -- Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
