“The Exonerated,” in a revival at the Culture Project, recounts the tales of six former death-row inmates, using their own words. And 10 years after its premiere, it is still unsettling.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12PM“Normalcy,” a new play by Bennett Windheim, deals the issue of transracial adoption.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PMAt 90 minutes, "Fantasy Artists" is rather good. But you can't help thinking that at 75 minutes it would be even better.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:25PMAn all-woman adaptation of the Sophocles play continues through Aug. 26.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:16PMThe two-man adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" is at the SoHo Playhouse
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:43PM“Lady and the Champ” includes film clips of Jake LaMotta’s career; an interview with a fictional reporter; and Denise Baker, his “future seventh wife,” singing.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:47PMIn this play, a pool cleaner comes up with a concoction that could scrub the ocean.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:00PM“Monster,” a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” presents a creature that is, at times, more human than its maker.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:40PMIn “I Am a Tree,” Dulcy Rogers follows a family-centered trail to self-knowledge.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:26PMDan Gordon’s play “Murder in the First,” set in 1941, follows a lawyer who gets a case that exposes the harsh treatment of inmates at Alcatraz.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:27PMMadcap energy and laughs are the aim of “The President,” a revival from the Storm Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:54AMThe relationship between a priest and a nun gives rise to suspicion in a revival of Milan Stitt’s play “The Runner Stumbles,”at the ArcLight Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:40PMShakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” is a study of fury in the Theater Breaking Through Barriers production.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:03PMTheodora Skipitares’s “Prometheus Within” uses “Prometheus Bound” and humor to warn that science is acquiring dangerous powers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:56PMAn agitated city woman and a hokey outdoorsman find love in Drew Larimore’s romantic comedy “Out of Iceland.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:05PM“Flight” is a play about memory, what it can reveal, and the difficulty of clinging to what remains of it.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:30PM“Chekhovek” offers short stories from Chekhov, including “The Lady With the Dog” and “The Chemist’s Wife.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18PMThe long title of the play: “The London Merchant, or the History of George Barnwell.” The short review: excellent.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:41PMThree melancholy friends in a Dublin bar find their lives become increasingly knotty in Gary Duggan’s play “Dedalus Lounge.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:27PMRobert Farquhar’s “Kissing Sid James,” about a couple’s weekend at the English seaside, chooses laughs over introspection.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:10PM“Cathy Rigby Is Peter Pan,” starring Ms. Rigby, keeps young eyes wide in wonder with the antics of its title character and the sinister Captain Hook.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:48PM“Iron Curtain,” a musical comedy set during the cold war, is consistently good. And that’s no small praise.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:58PMThere is only one note in “Two-Man Kidnapping Rule,” and even that’s not well played.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:19PMIn “Beyond Words,” a one-man show, Bill Bowers tells a series of tales in mime and monologue.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:04PM“Benito Cereno” by Robert Lowell, is certainly poetic, and its questions concerning cruelty and civilized life are ripe for inquiry.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:55PMAlex Roe directs this revival of Charles A. Taylor’s sprawling play “From Rags to Riches,” which was first staged in 1903.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:31PM“Noah and the Tower Flower” tosses together two Dubliners from the tough side of town seeking refuge from their troubles.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:07PMn this splendid one-hour play, a tall tale set in Appalachia, a father embarks on an Odysseus-like trek to attend his daughter's wedding.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:52PMWes, the lead character of "Infectious Opportunity," is a moderately interesting man. His conscience, however, is one enthralling woman.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:00PMIn Karoline Leach’s “Tryst,” at the Irish Repertory Theater, a scam artist finds a mark, then a conscience. Is it love?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:03PMThere’s not much indecision from Shakespeare’s prince in “Hamyul/Hamlet,” a Korean-language adaptation of the play at La MaMa.
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