by Ethan Lipton
Signature Theatre 2022
Director: Matthew Gardiner; Music Direction: Ian Riggs; Scenic Design: Paige Hathaway; Costume Design: Frederick P Deeben; Lighting Design: Max Doolitte; Sound Design: Matt Rowe
“Although Lipton wrote “No Place to Go” in response to the financial crisis more than a decade ago, Gardiner’s shrewd decision to revive the show amid the pandemic accentuates the unnerving specter of joblessness. If this is an employee evaluation, then he gets full marks — for casting Smith, of course, and for understanding that “No Place to Go” has a way forward.”- Thomas Floyd, Washington Post