Spirits to Enforce

Twelve telefundraisers with secret identities work to raise money for a superheroic production of The Tempest in a bid to save Fathomtown from Professor Cannibal and his band of evil doers

Praise for Spirits to Enforce

“Mesmerizing… the stuff that great theater is made of.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“Entrancing…beguiling…the play is like a dance, a 90-minute linguistic ballet… a rollicking, cerebral delight.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Hilarious, layered, well-executed—the show leaves you feeling fuller than when you walked in.” —Austin Chronicle

“A dazzling algebra of memory, identity, and the fluid but fixing cruelty of time.” “Highly Recommended/Critic’s Choice” —Chicago Reader

“Highly entertaining and thoroughly imaginative.” —The Shakespeare Review

“Enters a language-rich dream world that draws inspiration from comic-book morality tales, Shakespeare, and from the great globe itself…once the revels are ended, you feel like something earth-shattering has taken place.” —Milwaukee Magazine

“Delightfully unconventional… With Spirits to Enforce (Maher) mixes the most unlikely elements into an enthralling show that’s absurd, funny, and touching.” —Chicago Free Press

“This show is amazing! It’s like ‘The Tempest’ fell into a vat of toxic waste and now has the power to make us laugh…really hard.” —Chicago Theater Beat