You don’t need to love country music...to love this play. Roberts leads a fantastic ensemble...See this play as soon as you possibly can. - The Chicago Reader
The execution is very good. Even at a preview the actors gave strong, committed performances... - Windy City Times
★★★★★ Though generally interspersed with laugh-out-loud moments and dialogue ...at its core, it is about heartbreak, disillusionment, ambition, infidelity, and loneliness... - Around the Town Chicago
Recommended There are more than enough laughs and cringes to fill up the night. You’re likely to come away wishing New Country was longer. - Chicago Critic
New Country at the Den Theatre is great entertainment...It’s a short, snappy comedy with a human side. - Third Coast Review
Recommended This highly entertaining play by Mark Roberts is an auspicious debut. - Chicago Theatre Review
While Spears is technically the country music star, it is Uncle Jim that is the real heart of this great show. - Playlist HQ
This is a piece that really snuck up on me...That it is a very funny and frequently poetic look at the nature of aging, regret and dignity took me by complete surprise. - Chicago Theater Beat
“New Country” is not to be missed. Eighty-five minutes of nonstop action (no intermission, FYI) yield a surprisingly nuanced show that defies its billing as a comedy. - Make It Better
The execution is very good. Even at a preview the actors gave strong, committed performances... - Windy City Times
★★★★★ Though generally interspersed with laugh-out-loud moments and dialogue ...at its core, it is about heartbreak, disillusionment, ambition, infidelity, and loneliness... - Around the Town Chicago
Recommended There are more than enough laughs and cringes to fill up the night. You’re likely to come away wishing New Country was longer. - Chicago Critic
New Country at the Den Theatre is great entertainment...It’s a short, snappy comedy with a human side. - Third Coast Review
Recommended This highly entertaining play by Mark Roberts is an auspicious debut. - Chicago Theatre Review
While Spears is technically the country music star, it is Uncle Jim that is the real heart of this great show. - Playlist HQ
This is a piece that really snuck up on me...That it is a very funny and frequently poetic look at the nature of aging, regret and dignity took me by complete surprise. - Chicago Theater Beat
“New Country” is not to be missed. Eighty-five minutes of nonstop action (no intermission, FYI) yield a surprisingly nuanced show that defies its billing as a comedy. - Make It Better