image by Brian McCray

"For its mix of media and its sheer originality, daring and ambition, "Wax & Wayne" has no rival. And as a testament to what artists will do for the sake of art, it certainly pushes the envelope. Eat your heart out, Madame Tussaud....Highly Recommended."
[ Chicago Sun-Times ]

"...a theatrical ode to the pleasures of playing
with wax...Critics Choice"
[ Chicago Tribune ]

"Probably the most incredible sight on any stage this year occurred during Local Infinites' Wax & Wayne."
[ Chicago Sun-Times ]

"...breathtaking in its intertwined intelligence and emotional openness...an intriguing, smart, wholly accessible meditation on creative identity, power, transformation and sacrifice. Critic's Choice"
[ Chicago Reader ]

...de geestige, zeer visueel ingestelde voorstelling.
[ The Dome ]

"Just when you think the Fringe has run out of new ideas, something surprises you....The strikingly beautiful images in Wax & Wayne often defy expectations....It’s like a Twilight Zone episode set in Madame Tussaud’s museum.

The ingenuity with which Strell and Underwood utilize wax would be enough to make a brilliant piece, but these Chicago performers also craft a riveting narrative that brings to mind influences as diverse as Strindberg, Pygmalion and Frankenstein.

Special credit must go to Tom Howe, who provides the evening’s creepy soundtrack.....His orchestra of everyday objects makes the clangers in Stomp sound like mere noisemakers.”
[ Time Out New York ]