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Exit, Pursued by a Bear lacks teeth

by Dmitry Samarov

Lauren Gunderson's 2012 play trades in tropes, but Joy Productions' cast is strong. Joy Productions' inaugural show, Exit, Pursued by a Bear, begins with a compelling image: Kyle Carter (Aaron Wertheim) sits in a recliner, tied down with a comically epic amount of duct tape, in a rural southern shack. He's inert, passed out before the play begins, and doesn't stir until slapped awake by h…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 7:05pm on November 26, 2019