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Monday, October 22,2012

“Bug” by Tracy Letts, directed by Akia

The word “hostel” generally evokes one of two things: either the boundless excitement of a European backpacking adventure, or the tense anticipation when awaiting the bad guy in a horror movie.
Saturday, October 20,2012

“Heresy” by A.R. Gurney

at The Flea Theater

The Flea Theater has the Bible on its brain these days. In its downstairs theater, Thomas Bradshaw’s brutal “Job” reexamines the idea of a coarse and vengeful God. And upstairs, A.R. Gurney’s hokey “Heresy” takes on the Gospel of Mark, resetting Christ’s last days in a dystopian military state.
Saturday, October 20,2012

“North” conceived by Christina Ritter & Jennifer Schlueter

Written & directed by Jennifer Schlueter

At one point in the for/word company’s (sic) languid production of “North,” I looked around the theater and counted no less than seven people fully asleep.
Thursday, October 18,2012

“The Freedom of the City” by Brian Friel

at The Irish Repertory Theatre

Brian Friel’s “The Freedom of the City” was written 40 years ago, but its themes of governmental suppression and police brutality reverberate in post-Patriot Act America.
Tuesday, October 16,2012

“Harper Regan” by Simon Stephens

at the Linda Gross Theater

No man is an island, or so they say. But sometimes the gulf between you and the nearest person seems insurmountable, even when standing cheek-to-cheek.
Sunday, October 14,2012

“Then She Fell” by Third Rail Projects

Directed, designed, and choreographed by
Zach Morris with Tom Pearson and Jennine Willet

Finally, Punchdrunk’s immersive revolution and smash success Sleep No More has found a worthy competitor.
Sunday, October 7,2012

“The Best of Everything”
Based on the book by Rona Jaffe

Adapted and directed by Julie Kramer
Based on the book by Rona Jaffe
at HERE Arts Center

Rona Jaffe’s scandalously feminist novel "The Best of Everything," released in 1958, now receives its first theatrical adaptation at the HERE Arts Center.
Tuesday, October 2,2012

“An Enemy of the People” by Henrik Ibsen

at The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

We, the people, are a bunch of morons. That’s the gist of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” which recently kicked off the Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2012-13 season.
Friday, September 28,2012

“Job” by Thomas Bradshaw

at The Flea Theater

The Flea Theater’s slick production of Thomas Bradshaw’s “Job” is a study in contradictions.
Friday, September 28,2012

“Lovers” by Brian Friel

at The Beckett Theatre

Written in 1968, “Lovers” was first staged at Lincoln Center and then on Broadway. It received a Tony nomination for “Best Play.”
 
 
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