Review: A Steady Rain | Newcity Stage

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A pair of Chicago beat cops sit in an empty room—somewhere in a precinct, judging by Tom Burch’s excellent set design—and tell of a rainy summer when all hell broke loose. The police story—of men felled by crimes they seek to thwart—is a well-worn genre, but rare is the play so purely intelligent and entertaining. (Nina Metz) Chicago Dramatists

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