A gathering of absent family by proxy jumpstarts an important conversation about Middle Eastern representation and humanity. Nicole Serratore reviews.
Nicole Serratore
Articles by Nicole Serratore
18 December 2020
Reviews • NYC
Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix
online ⋄ Available 18th December 2020
By Nicole Serratore
A stage-to-screen adaption of August Wilson’s play, showcases an electric Viola Davis and an incandescent Chadwick Boseman in his final screen appearance. Nicole Serratore reviews.
14 December 2020
Reviews • NYC • NYC Regional
Review: This is Who I Am at Woolly Mammoth
online ⋄ 5th December 2020- 3rd January 2021
By Nicole Serratore
Amir Nizar Zuabi’s play of a father and son cooking with each other over Zoom is warm but cloying. Nicole Serratore reviews.
16 November 2020
Reviews • Out of Town • Performance
Review: Dot. Dot. Dot. at The Old Market Brighton
online ⋄ Through 27th November 2020
By Nicole Serratore
Daniel Kitson’s new show is a travelogue through the pandemic offering a bit of a hug. Nicole Serratore is not yet ready for hugs.
1 November 2020
Reviews • Out of Town • Performance
Review: BigBlackOctoberSurprise at REDCAT
online ⋄ 22-31st October 2020
By Nicole Serratore
An experimental mosaic of images and ideas on America’s crimes against Black men gets a vivid airing in Paul Outlaw’s new work.
20 October 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Circle Jerk
online ⋄ Through 7th November 2020
By Nicole Serratore
Going full maximalism, this live streaming show is skewering satire of white supremacy in gay circles.
5 October 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Baby Jessica’s Well-Made Play
Over the Phone ⋄ Through 22nd November 2020
By Nicole Serratore
An interactive, phone-based show makes you think about celebrity, media, history, and memory. Nicole Serratore reviews.
6 September 2020
Reviews
Review: Three Kings at The Old Vic: in Camera
Old Vic ⋄ 3rd -5th September 2020
By Nicole Serratore
Andrew Scott, with shades of anger, nonchalance, and self-awareness brings to life a new monologue about a narcissistic absent father and the sons he’s left behind. Nicole Serratore reviews.
3 August 2020
Features • NYC • NYC Features
Theater of Your Mind: Closet Dramas and More
By Nicole Serratore
Various theater-adjacent projects offer alternatives for reading and interpreting theater at home. Nicole Serratore explores closet dramas and their ilk.
31 July 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: we need your listening at Ice Factory Festival
online ⋄ 30th July - 2nd August 2020
By Nicole Serratore
A Zoom show about listening and distance offers moments of connection, with a surprise appearance of a cat. Nicole Serratore reviews.