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Off-Broadway Review: The New Group's "Evanston Salt Costs Climbing" at Pershing Square Signature Center's Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre (Thr

by David Roberts

If Will Arbery's "Evanston Salt Costs Climbing were an absurdist play, its non-sense narrative might make some sense. However, this is not a "Waiting for Godot" for post-pandemic Evanston, Illinois, or a pre-recession America. Peter (a foul-mouthed and depressive Jeb Kreager) and Basil's (an equally foul-mouthed but agreeable Ken Leung) world borders on meaningless and the play's characters are experiencing... Rea…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 3:24pm on November 23, 2022