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Darja, the grounding force of the entire production, is played with rawness and vigor by Marin Ireland. Ms. Ireland"no stranger to the New York stage as of late"delivers an unnerving perform…
"Connected" is a series of short plays, each tackling our always-connected culture from a different angle. The first of four stories is about Meghan, a high schooler with a crush on one of t…
After a twenty year hiatus from the New York theater scene, Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Buried Child" is back in the Big Apple but in a more intimate setting. This latest iteration…
For his latest production, Brinkman has assembled over 20 songs which, cohesively, tackle every aspect of the climate crisis. Starting with a background of the physics and chemistry behind w…
At the onset of the production, each cast member is introduced by walking onto stage one by one. Starring intently out into the audience, there is a general sense of unrest to be found behin…
Though most of the performances of the evening were solely from vocalists, some of the performers showed versatility by playing with various different instruments. This added a refreshing am…
An element of "The White Stag Quadrilogy" which cannot go overlooked is the amount of dancing incorporated into the production. In lieu of proper production techniques, Wolfert and company i…
Directed by Alex Correia, the seven different plays presented each serve a purpose. "The Heart Attack," which opens the show, is solemn yet silly. Taking place in a hospital, Nate Rollins is…
Cast as the curious playwright Rich, actor Jeffrey C. Wolf is the central focus of the evening. Wolf narrates the play by way of a series of monologues, which preface interviews with various…
Joe Casey is a charming actor. He exudes a "playboy" vibe which goes hand-in-hand with the character of Michael whose vices range from women to booze and back again. Casey shows an understan…
Directed by Danya Taymor, 'In Quietness" excels in its exploration of intimacy. When dialogue is being spoken between two actors at a time, there are moments of silence that are loaded with …
Directed by Daisy Walker, "How Alfo Learned to Love" is chock full of Italian-American stereotypes. The characters are just heightened enough that the gimmick works, but there is also a lot …
Conceived by Daniel Fish and Jim Findlay, "Who Left This Fork Here""inspired by the emotional themes found in Anton Chekhov's "The Three Sisters""is a stark and jarringly honest piece which …
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Alas, the Tiny Tim of olden days exists no more. Thanks to medical advancement in the mid-1800's, young Tim underwent a surgery which not only cured him of his ai…
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"That Physics Show!" is the brainchild of David Maiullo, a professional physics demonstrator who also happens to have a knack for comedy. Created and performed by…
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Colin Quinn in a scene from "The New York Story" (Photo credit: Mike Lavoie) Reaching as far back as the Dutch occupation of the island of Manhattan and all the w…
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The National Asian American Theater Company's world premiere of Lloyd Suh's "Charles Francis Chan, Jr.'s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery" is best categorized as fi…
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Continuing the trend of producing challenging new works of theater in interactive environments, The Representatives are back with a riveting production of Stan Ri…
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Performed by two bonafide Boogie Woogie experts, Baldori and Migliazza are positioned on stage next to each other in front of their dueling grand pianos. With a l…
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Director Sarah C. Carlsen does an excellent job of utilizing minimalism to tell the story. "Unseamly" is told in a non-linear format, and relies heavily on flashb…
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Before coming to the Westside Theatre, director David Saint helmed this production at the George Street Playhouse. No stranger to DiPietro's style (he also premie…
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Donna and Chris, the couple under the microscope in this play, are portrayed by two sets of actors: the first pair represents the lovers while they are still in c…
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Performed at The Wild Project, a stylish downtown venue with a raked stage, the set (John Lavigne), lighting (Robert M. Stevenson) and sound design (Jorge I. Sanc…
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Directed by Joseph Hayward, "Blue Surge" is specific and engaging, and moves at a brisk pace which deceives the nearly-two-hour run time. The lighting design (Jas…
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"Stoopdreamer," a new play by Pat Fenton, is an intimate commentary on the gentrification process in Brooklyn, specifically applying to the small neighborhood of …
