… is up and running, so look forward to an imminent return to blurry shots of home cooking experiments regularly scheduled programming.

In the meantime, check out this rave pre-review non-review from Don Hall, aka “Angry White Guy in Chicago.”

The pull quote:

“I think you should, without question, go and see Strauss at Midnight. I freakin’ love theater that requires literacy from its audience and this is some blisteringly smart art.”

Also, take a gander at these spiffy photos, shot (as was the one above) by John Sisson at Tuesday night’s dress.

THIS JUST IN: TOC’s John Beer says Strauss is “savage, inventive, and very funny“.

ALSO! “Probably the boldest production you’ll see this year” (NewCity) and “A supremely entertaining look at the mindset that leads to very dismal events” (Centerstage).

AND! “The best cast I’ve ever seen in an Oobleck show…. A  Chicago fringe all-star team.” (Reader)