From Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
"...the onstage slaps, prat-falls, funny noses and goofy verbal noises all were met with SHRIEKS OF LAUGHTER, SLAPPED KNEES AND WATERING EYES."

"The great strength of Bayes' piece lies in the individual skills of his performers, which include such savvy Chicago casting choices as Chester Gregory, the hugely talented star of Black Ensemble Theatre's recent "The Jackie Wilson Story." From Ned Noyes to Sean Fortunato, the performers in "Scapin" demonstrate ENERGY, VITALITY, DEAD-ON TIMING AND GREAT COMEDIC AGILITY."

From Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
"...the actors...have found their way into the style with all the speed-of-light movement, rapid-fire speech and nerve-ending responses required by practitioners of the commedia style. They are inspired, beginning with Jeremy Shamos as Scapin, whose superb physicality, mischievious face, LIGHTNING-QUICK REFLEXES AND COMIC INTELLIGENCE strike precisely the right notes of edgy charm and self-satisfaction. "

"The RAVISHING FUNHOUSE DESIGN in rich Italianate colors and radical perspective (the work of set designer Michael Sommers, exquisitely lit by Diane D. Fairchild), the ZESTY COSTUMES (by Elizabeth Caitlin Ward) and the WINKINGLY HIP SCORE (a savvy, Randy Newman-like pastiche of blues, gospel, doo-wop, Broadway, Motown, Pachelbel and more by Rusty Magee, with first-rate music direction by Jeff Caldwell) easily blend the old and the new. So does the ZESTFUL ADAPTATION by Shelley Berc and Andrei Belgrader, and Christopher Bayes' shrewd, highly detailed direction that goes from the sublime (a bow to Louis XIV and the conventions of Moliere's theater) to the ridiculous (a brilliant rap on courts and lawyers, and a sax-playing Bill Clinton stand-in, complete with powdered wig and saxophone)..."

"The show's first act is A HOOT, charging ahead at breakneck speed with a silliness that's continually full of surprises and artful spins...this is THE BEST OF ITS KIND."

From Albert Williams, Chicago Reader
"Court Theatre's second successful foray from its Hyde Park home to the north side includes a moment of sublime discovery amid the COMIC CHAOS of SCAPIN."

"...superb show...A MASTERPIECE OF ITS FORM..."

"SCAPIN is AN EXUBERANT EXERCISE IN ESCAPISM."

From Dan Zeff, Copley News Service
"The actors throw themselves into the action with a STAMINA AND ENTHUSIASM THAT IS BREATHTAKING."

"... the opening night audience gave the production THE HIGHEST COMIC MARKS, if their laughter and applause are a guide."

"The entire cast can only be congratulated for its versatility, not to mention its commitment to AN EVENING OF TUMULT."

"For spectators who enjoy this sort of organized commotion, "Scapin" gets A ROUSING FOUR STARS."