praise for

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

“Ingeniously staged… there is a significant sense of foreboding, and the play slowly doles out information, allowing the audience to piece together the terrible things to come… collectively written and directed, teems with visceral, committed performances… A potent theatrical reckoning with power’s tendency to weaponize faith, Holy, Holy, Holy’s power is undeniable.” cHICAGO rEADER

“i am truly floored by the talent and creativity of your whole team… The text sang through the incredibly talented performers, the humor was perfectly sprinkled throughout and the third act was perfectly cruel”

“So intense. My brain is scrambled.”

“If you’re wondering where horror theater is in Chicago, it’s being devised by azc.”

“A f***inG banger. My only regret is not seeing it sooner so i could make everyone i know go with me”

“AZC is the next frontier – I’m serious!”

“An absolute don’t miss, incredible work happening here by one of the most exciting ensemble in chicago”

“The blood work was honestly incredible and the myriad of religious themes were so evocative.. Pull off a controlled chaos in a very authentic way.”

audience praise for THRALL

“I’ve never seen anything like that.”

“THIS is what Chicago theater is about.”

“Innovative, spooky, unsettling, lovecraftian, fully immersive.”

“The creepiest f***ing thing I’ve ever seen.”

“A ghost story should never be a long story. This was a very very good story.”

“Fear is so difficult to pull off… those visceral spaces to play in, in a suspended disbelief kind of way. THRALL…It was f***ing awesome, it was great, incredibly articulately staged, evokes exactly what they were going for, worth an hour of your time.”

“A beautiful piece…Such a force of ensemble led devised work, it made every artist who saw it super jealous.”