“A play called Sex with Strangers better pack some erotic heat … and Laura Eason’s comedy/drama … does that in spades … this entertaining two-hander is both sexually and intellectually provocative.”
—FRANK SCHECK, Hollywood Reporter
“… crackling … Opposites attract—she gives him class, he gives her sex … swift, clever dialogue.”
—ADAM FELDMAN, TimeOut NY
“A twisty and timely … two-character drama about lust, love and the complex nature of identity in our digital-dominated era … hits a brisk, engrossing stride.”
—CHARLES ISHERWOOD, The New York Times
“Sex with Strangers is a juicy summer beach play. You can’t savor it surfside, but just like a page-turner, this smart comedy pulls you in and keeps you wondering what’s coming next … well-crafted, with sly wit and perfect-pitch dialogue.”
—JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ, New York Daily News
“… it’s hot—or should I say cool? Sex with Strangers is great summer entertainment.”
—JESSE GREEN, New York magazine
“Sex with Strangers is a compelling, comic drama about letting go of the past and embracing the future—even if that future is written in pixels instead of on paper.”
—CHRISTOPHER ZARA, Newsweek
“Sex with Strangers is a sometimes cutting, sometimes titillating tale with things to say about art and commerce—two sides the play itself nicely combines.”
—ELISABETH VINCENTELLI, New York Post
“… delightful … intriguing … The real treat in Sex with Strangers is Laura Eason’s sharp writing. The dialogue is smart, funny, and insightful without ever becoming smug.”
—DAVE QUINN, NBC New York
“Laura Eason’s smart and riveting Sex with Strangers is the must-see show at Steppenwolf … Eason hits this one home because she’s clearly writing from her gut … a visceral, probing, deeply honest play.”
—CHRIS JONES, Chicago Tribune
“Sex with Strangers is a thoughtful, tender drama about writers, books, love, ambition, relationships and social interaction in the Internet age.”
—JO LITSON, The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney)
“Truthful in its depiction of the ambivalence that can be felt about success, notoriety, love and wi-Fi—they might drive you crazy but if they’re taken away, it’s a different kind of craziness. The play is charming … totally beguiling.”
—DIANA SIMMONDS, Stagenoise
“Sex with Strangers is an uncommonly satisfying two-person dramedy about relationships in the iAge … A well-told story with convincing characters and something to say … terrific.”
—STEVEN OXMAN, Variety
“Fascinating and fantastic, Laura Eason’s Sex with Strangers is … the best new piece of theater to come out of Chicago since Tracy Letts’s August: Osage County … Sex with Strangers is so honest, so authentic and so contemporary that one can’t help but be mesmerized by it.”
—BETTY MOHR, Southtown Star
“Wry, wise and wonderfully humorous … crackles with erotic tension and literary smarts … a multi-faceted love story.”
—CATEY SULLIVAN, Chicago Examiner