Saint Louis University is performing John Olive's play in a reception room in the Pius XII Memorial Library while their regular theatre is renovated. This intimate play fits well into the space. James Burwinkel's rough-hewn, deceptively simple-looking set and fluid lighting make that space everything from farm sheds to a luxury suite in a Kansas City hotel. Cynda Flores' shrewdly chosen costumes help the actors cover the same territory.
Ryan Bowron plays the widest range of characters, from innocent boy to the city-slicker radio-salesman-cum-con-man, and he rings the changes with gusto. Kathleen Weir's exuberant playing of Frankie the blind girl sparkles with fresh revelations. Christopher Hickey warmly anchors the evening as the boy grown up, whose broadcast memories make him the Voice of the Prairie. Director Mark Landis guides the three to ever-surer rhythms as the play unfolds.
Bob Wilcox, The Riverfront Times, February 21-27, 1996