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

16 November 2018

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Natural Shocks at WP Theater

Women’s Project Theater ⋄ October 28-November 25

By Loren Noveck

A shocking twist can’t save a paper-thin script. Loren Noveck reviews.

15 November 2018

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Wild Goose Dreams at the Public Theater

Public Theater ⋄ October 30-December 16

By Loren Noveck

An ambitious, complex, at times unwieldy play that dramatizes the relationship between humans and the digital sphere as much as the relationships among its characters. Loren Noveck reviews.

16 October 2018

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Fireflies at the Atlantic Theater

Atlantic Theater Company ⋄ September 26-November 11

By Loren Noveck

A nuanced portrait of a troubled marriage against the less-nuanced backdrop of a troubled world. Loren Noveck reviews.

11 October 2018

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Black Light at Greenwich House Theater

Greenwich House ⋄ September 24-December 31

By Loren Noveck

Jomama Jones invites us to imagine our way out of these troubled times. Loren Noveck reviews.

9 October 2018

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: What the Constitution Means to Me at New York Theatre Workshop

New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ September 12-October 28

By Loren Noveck

Heidi Schreck asks whether “equal protection of the laws” is really so equal or protective after all. Loren Noveck reviews.

24 September 2018

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Intractable Woman at 122CC

122CC ⋄ September 13-October 14

By Loren Noveck

A depressingly relevant play about the necessity, the impossibility, and the complexity of ethical, unbiased journalism. Loren Noveck reviews.

1 August 2018

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Mary Page Marlowe at Second Stage Theater

Second Stage Theatre ⋄ 12th July - 19th August 2018

By Loren Noveck

Tracy Letts’s play about the many lives within one woman takes some puzzle-solving. Loren Noveck reviews.

17 July 2018

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Fire in Dreamland at The Public Theater

Public Theater ⋄ To 5th August 2018

By Loren Noveck

A conventional plot mires a post-Sandy Coney Island tale in Rinne Groff’s new play. Loren Noveck reviews.

18 June 2018

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Manufacturing Mischief at The Tank

The Tank ⋄ 5th to 24th June 2018

By Loren Noveck

Puppets drive a Chomsky-esque investigation into current technological advances. Loren Noveck reviews.

13 May 2018

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Assembled Identity at HERE Arts Center

HERE Arts Center ⋄ To 19th May 2018

By Loren Noveck

Clones, immigration and identity in Kristin Marting’s high-tech production. Loren Noveck reviews.