MY VERONA'S `THE PILLOWMAN' IS A MUST-SEE SHOW!

THE CRITICS ARE UNANIMOUS: MY VERONA'S `THE PILLOWMAN' IS A MUST-SEE SHOW!

TWO PERFORMANCES LEFT! 10 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AT COMEDY SPORTZ

The reviews are in and the critics are unanimous in their praise of My Verona's ``The Pillowman!''

Ruby Nancy of the Quad-City Times gave the show high praise in her rave review, calling ``Pillowman'' ``a riveting, often very funny drama that is unlike anything else you will see this year'' and said it was a ``must see show!''

Mike Schulz of the River Cities Reader also raved about the show, calling it a ``stunning achievement'' and ``invigorating, hugely entertaining theatre!''

Jason Tanamor of the Dispatch and Rock Island Argus also gave it a positive review, and called the show ``intense,'' ``dramatic'' and full of ``twists and turns,'' saying it kept the audience ``intrigued and captivated.''

My Verona is only the SIXTH THEATER GROUP IN THE WORLD to produce the Tony and Olivier Award winning thriller by Martin McDonagh, debuting it before theaters in Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, among others. The show, rated R for violence and language, has been described as ``Quentin Tarantino meets Stephen King.'' It is set in a totalitarian state where a horror writer, Katurian, has been taken into custody for a series of child murders that bear an eerie resemblance to his grim short stories. But did Katurian do it? How does his mentally-unbalanced brother fit into the crimes? And what is the chilling secret of The Pillowman?

Directed and produced by Sean Leary, My Verona's ``Pillowman'' stars Adam Michael Lewis, Tom Walljasper, Chris Browne, Tristan Tapscott, Carrie Clark and Gary Baker.

There are only TWO PERFORMANCES LEFT of My Verona's ``The Pillowman'' -- at 10 p.m. Friday, June 2 and 10 p.m. Saturday, June 3 at Comedy Sportz, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL. Tickets ($12) are available at the door, at the Circa '21 box office and by phone at (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.

For more information, see www.seanleary.com and www.myveronaproductions.com.