Reviews
Ibsen’s Ghost at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters
Charles Busch returns with a new play that gets lost in its own point of view. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
14 March
Features
What Does Climate Change Have to Do with the Future of Directing? Notes from the International Directors Summit
Directors from all over the world met virtually for six months, seeking a more accessible, resilient, and inclusive theater industry.
13 April
Reviews
Doubt: A Parable at Todd Haimes Theatre
Todd Haimes Theatre
Rather than doubts I was left with an ickiness from this revival focused on faith, obedience, and the power of the church. Nicole Serratore reviews.
7 March
Reviews
Review: Existentialism at La Mama
La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theater
Talking Band, La Mama, and Anne Bogart remind us of Off-Off-Broadway's roots in this small gem of a performance piece. Loren Noveck reviews.
28 February
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Reviews
Review: The Ally at the Public Theater
Public Theater
A clash of eloquent viewpoints grapples with the struggle for moral certainty in a world where everyone's experience reveals uncomfortable truths. Loren Noveck reviews.
27 February
Reviews
Review: The Seven Year Disappear at The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center
The Pershing Square Signature Center
An exciting new play from Jordan Seavey features extraordinary performances by Cynthia Nixon and Taylor Trensch. Lane Williamson reviews.
26 February
Features
Kev Berry
Going to the Theater is Weird These Days
Playwright and performer Kev Berry offers a personal essay in which he grapples with returning to theatre after the shutdown and his own journey to sobriety.
Hansol Oh
When the Theaters Reopened: Observations from South Korea
Thermal cameras, hand sanitizer, and masks are the new normal for theaters in Korea. Hansol Oh saw 10 shows there and reports on her summer of theatergoing.
Nicole Serratore
Theater of Your Mind: Closet Dramas and More
Various theater-adjacent projects offer alternatives for reading and interpreting theater at home. Nicole Serratore explores closet dramas and their ilk.
Exeunt Staff
Theater 2020: The Season That Wasn’t
With a shortened 2020 theater season, we focus on the exciting artists we came across in 2020 and who we want to see more from in a post-pandemic theater world order.
Reviews
Review: The Hunt at St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse
Visually striking, emotionally ambiguous, this adaptation of a Danish film is both successfully suspenseful and narratively unbalanced. Loren Noveck reviews.
25 February
Reviews
Review: Sunset Baby at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre
A new Dominique Morisseau play leaves Detroit behind to its detriment, but picks up some excellent performances.
20 February
Reviews
Review: Munich Medea: Happy Family at WP Theater
WP Theater
A chilling story of childhood sexual assault is given a retrospective gloss by two women and suffers from some structural detachment. Nicole Serratore reviews.
12 February
Reviews
Review: Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy at Vineyard Theatre
Vineyard Theatre
A piece of digital theater from the depths of the pandemic feels different in three dimensions. Loren Noveck reviews.
8 February
More Features
9 July
Joey Sims
How The Doors Were Opened, and What Comes Next
The George Floyd protests opened up theater lobbies and has prompted a new dialogue about theater and race. Joey Sims investigates.
24 June
Joey Sims
Stage Managing One Zoom At A Time
Stage managers pivot to Zoom. Joey Sims reports on how this job has shifted in pandemic times.
10 May
Exeunt Staff
Online Theater: The Familiar vs. The New
Our critics gather to talk about what theater they are watching online and why.
5 May
Loren Noveck
Viral Content for Our Viral Moment?
Loren Noveck muses on capturing a little bit of live theater's spark in Instagram monologues.