Reviews:
Mother Bear (2011)
"Farrell’s Mother is a King Lear of the open road. There’s a welcoming twinkle in his eye, but also a repressed ferocity just waiting for the cage to be opened."
Chicago Theater Beat
"Farrell imbues Mother with a confident menace, ideal for the character."
Center Stage
"Jim Farrell drawls threats veiled in playfulness. Farrell is hilarious as the evangelizing mobster. When his sweet spot is revealed, he surprisingly charms".
Chicago Now
"Jim Farrell menaces magnificently as Mother, his Alpha male antics ultimately undone by a totally unexpected, down-home decency"
Chicago Stage Style
"Farrell’s compelling, tormented-tough-guy take on Mother"
Time Out Chicago
Escape From Happiness (2010)
"Jim Farrell turns in his usual strong work......."
Time Out Chicago
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (2009)
"An expert turn by Jim Farrell"
Sun Times
"The show is turned over to Farrell's brilliant turn as Big Daddy,... hitting the target whenever Farrell is there to grab the world by the throat."
Time Out Chicago
"Farrell injects compassionate notes into the blustering symphony that is this character."
Daily Herald
"Jim Farrell takes over the stage in the second act as the coarse but street smart Big Daddy, relentlessly interrogating Brick for the source of the young man's self hatred."
Copley
"Farrell's Big Daddy, while commandingly intimating, still possessed a truthful need to help his son Brick battle his demons."
Chicago Critic
"Farrell is able to be both menacing and comic in the role."
Pioneer Press
Shadowlands (2008)
"A particularly wonderful performance by Jim Farrell."
WBEZ Dueling Critics
Private Eyes (2008)
"Jim Farrell, the therapist, has a wonderful stage presence and a booming yet sensitive, voice that commands attention."
NEIU Independent
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