Friday, February 10, 2012
This stream-of-consciousness opera employs elegant slide projections and dissonant live music to coax a mother's life story out of her adult children.
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:18AMWednesday, February 1, 2012
This large, immersive multimedia production ruminates on the consciousness of plants by way of a magnificent set design, superb scenes of simultaneous action, and psychedelic effects.
SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AMFriday, January 13, 2012
This unfettered but ultimately unimposing interactive play asks audiences to take part in the great battles of the past and to consider which side they might have come down on in various h…
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:28AMPart 1 of a trilogy, Mac Rogers' absorbing play is set a few years after the first manned mission to Mars and thrives by entangling mysterious science fiction with straightforward domestic…
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:23AMWednesday, November 16, 2011
Confidently staged in a Midtown bar, this moody, site-specific play transcends its potential gimmickry thanks to a sharp script, dark humor, and first-rate performers.
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:51AMFriday, November 11, 2011
Staged with absurd panache and true-to-life humor, this blithe send-up of four ineffectual climatologists hilariously addresses the hypocrisy and gridlock that have plagued the environment…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:15AMSaturday, November 5, 2011
This is a masterfully executed production of Ashlin Halfnight's illuminating new play, which chronicles a Florida family's bizarre upheaval while reframing a well-known national tragedy wi…
SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AMMonday, October 17, 2011
Race figures heavily into this charming and deftly written play about a reverse-discrimination lawsuit, but the big issues ultimately take a back seat to a twisty, somewhat implausible fam…
SOURCE: Backstage at 01:18AMSaturday, September 24, 2011
This ambitious inside-out opus literally takes it to the streets by presenting action outside of the theater's floor-to-ceiling windows, but it isn't nearly as entertaining as the reaction…
SOURCE: Backstage at 09:00AMThursday, September 15, 2011
Inspired by the Japanese myth of the crane wife, this play about ghosts is rescued by its self-aware sense of humor as well as sensational stage flourishes and some deftly operated puppets.
SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AMSunday, August 21, 2011
The force is ultimately strong with this fanboy throw-down, which leans on a rotating ensemble of burlesque performers to arbitrate the question of superiority between "Star Trek" and "Sta…
SOURCE: Backstage at 01:44AMSunday, August 14, 2011
This cycle of ingenious short plays is a collection of rollicking mash-ups, each pairing the signature style of a seminal playwright with the story of a beloved coin-op game.
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:27AMSaturday, August 13, 2011
This loopy self-help seminar and rock concert teaches how to become a "funky dictator" and epitomizes the sort of well-conceived but laxly staged performances that end up in the Fringe.
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:53AMWednesday, July 13, 2011
Despite being spruced up with gorgeous multimedia elements and undulating choreography, this production of Oscar Wilde's grisly Biblical tale feels bloodless and utterly without humor.
SOURCE: Backstage at 09:00AMMonday, June 27, 2011
Thanks to a cunning use of genre conventions, this Western-zombie mash-up is a rip-roarin', gut-spillin' good time, with makeup and gore effects that elicit groans of morbid delight.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:19AMThis elegant and wearying Korean-language version of "Hamlet" includes artful Korean dances, costuming, and music, but these cultural flourishes ultimately hinder rather than enhance the p…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:16AMTuesday, May 24, 2011
Jaime Espinal's satiric but overly silly play, which offers a tale of a superhero Latino immigrant adjusting to American culture, is embellished with nifty projections and a precise sound …
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:45AMThursday, May 12, 2011
This experimental piece is a full-blown digital barrage, using projections and sound to bring the horrors of war to the home front.
SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AM 
