From the heart of the country.(Chicago)
American Theatre, March, 2004 by Pepus, Chris
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"He uses silences better than most playwrights use words"--that's how American Theater Company artistic director Damon Kiely describes the style of Brett Neveu, the 33-year-old playwright whose newest work, American Dead, runs at ATC through March 21. Kiely's remark won't startle anyone familiar with the writings of the Chicago-based Neveu, whose plays tend to deal with the emotional fallout of tragic events.
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Resonant silences, after all, would seem to be ideal ingredients for a play like Empty, which probed Americans' reactions to the Sept. 11 attacks, or Eric LaRue, set ...
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