Rob Cline gives it a very positive review in the Gazette praising the performances, the writing, but pointing out that there are some spots where the show slows down.
On the Iowa Theatre Blog, James Trainor gives it a positive review, but points out that the set is a rather large and the actors stumble in some points.
Also on the Iowa Theatre Blog, Monica Reida (yes, that Monica Reida, who is the blogger at Fragments according to the bio) gives the show a rave and doesn't point out any faults.
What all three critics agree on is that Vershawn Ashanti Young is great as Gabriel, it is not a play that you have to be Black to understand, and that August Wilson wrote a great play.
Some interesting things: Trainor discusses TCR's outreach program that asked what the play's subject meant to area children and mentions some technical difficulties with the lights, while Cline and Reida don't.
They're all interesting, very different reviews. But I know what I'm spending my money to go see this weekend.
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