Loren Noveck

Loren Noveck is a writer, editor, dramaturg, and recovering Off-Off-Broadway producer, who was for many years the literary manager of Six Figures Theatre Company. She has written for The Brooklyn Rail, The Brooklyn Paper nytheatre.com, and NYTheater now, and currently writes occasionally for HowlRound and WIT Online. In her non-theatrical life, she works in book publishing.

Articles by Loren Noveck

30 September 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Delirium at the Space at Irondale

Irondale Center ⋄ September 8-October 24, 2026

By Loren Noveck

A master class in absurdist theater anchored in two exceptional performances. Loren Noveck reviews.

29 September 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Degenerates at Playwrights Horizons

September 16-October 18, 2026

By Loren Noveck

A trip down the rabbit hole of the manosphere brings both empathy and frustration. Loren Noveck reviews.

25 September 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance

Review: Arias with a Twist at HERE Arts Center

HERE Arts Center ⋄ September 17-November 1, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Basil Twist + Joey Arias = cabaret + drag + aliens + cheeky plants + marionette orchestra = a fizzy, witty, visually stunning good time. Loren Noveck reviews.

22 September 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The Holes at the Wild Project

The Wild Project ⋄ September 8-October 18, 2026

By Loren Noveck

A new play about male enlightenment can’t shake its adolescent roots. Loren Noveck reviews.

19 September 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Pre-Existing Condition at Greenwich House Theater

Greenwich House ⋄ September 1, 2026-January 8, 2027

By Loren Noveck

An unflinching journey through the purgatory of trauma. Loren Noveck reviews.

17 September 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance

Review: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins at Studio Seaview

September 3-October 11, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Mostly naked clowning with a dash of the highbrow and a gallon of the ridiculous. Loren Noveck reviews.

16 August 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: benevolent at IATI Theater

IATI Theater ⋄ August 14-September 5, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Playwright Sophie McIntosh and director Nina Goodheart bring us another of their nuanced blends of grim subject, dark humor, and genuine emotions. Loren Noveck reviews.

13 August 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Isla at WP Theater

WP Theater ⋄ August 8-29, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Magical puppetry can’t make up for rudderless storytelling. Loren Noveck reviews.

26 July 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Foosball at Arts On Site

Arts on Site ⋄ July 16-August 1, 2026

By Loren Noveck

Contrivances of plot and metaphor get in the way of this play’s emotional power. Loren Noveck reviews.

15 July 2026

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Shifters at the Cherry Lane Theatre

Cherry Lane Theatre ⋄ July 6-August 30, 2026

By Loren Noveck

An excellent production lifts an ordinary love story. Loren Noveck reviews.