Reviews

Tell Me What You Remember

"Finely acted and evocatively staged by Erasing the Distance, this one-hour play asks some of the hard questions we encounter in the course of growing up and growing old." - Chicago Reader

Melancholy Play

"Jacob Watson’s scenic design emphasizes otherworldly beauty: the portal behind the onstage musicians is covered in white curtains, and dim chandeliers dangle over the actors." - Chicago Critic

Language Archive

"[The characters] stay in a consistent world under Noonan's direction, which takes place on a simple but very effectve setting from young designer Jacob Watson..." - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

Ivanov

“The small Piven space has been given a reverse makeover by scenic designer Jacob Watson, with the rear windows stripped of blackout curtains to allow in light, and odds and ends of furniture, packing crates and bare-bulb lamps used as set pieces. […] Piven's loving attention to telling details breathe some lovely life into this challenging piece.” - Kerry Reid, Chicago Tribune

Dating Walter Dante

"The black, white, and gray palettes of Jacob Watson's set and Frances Maggio's costumes reflect not only the uncertainty surrounding Walter Dante's guilt but the stultifying mundanity of the other characters' daily routines." - Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader

F*cking A

"The production elements (by set designer Jacob Watson, lighting designer John Kelly, and costume designer Freddie Rocha) coordinated by director Richard Perez work well together to create a claustrophobic, post-apocalyptic world" - Arte y Vida Chicago

Joan’s Laughter

“The set is gorgeous; backlit with candles and projections of the pyre that awaits Joan. Watson’s use of muted ochre tones and metallic embellishment is brilliant.”  - Chicago Theater Beat

Peyton Place

"In Paul Edwards’ smart, nicely paced and well acted stage adaptation, Peyton Place unfolds as a period piece of life in the repressed 1950′s small town America." - Tom Williams, Chicago Critic