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 September 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance

Review: The Essentialisn’t at HERE

HERE Arts Center ⋄ September 10-28, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Eisa Davis’s new piece is as much ceremony as performance art. Loren Noveck reviews.

15 September 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The Matriarchs at TheaterLab

Theaterlab ⋄ September 10-28, 2025

By Loren Noveck

A nuanced ensemble portrait of Orthodox life that feels just a little out of balance. Loren Noveck reviews.

27 August 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The Royal Pyrate at the Waterfront Museum

Waterfront Museum ⋄ August 16-31, 2025

By Loren Noveck

A pirate musical that can’t quite find its sea legs. Loren Noveck reviews.

17 August 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Road Kills at Paradise Factory

Paradise Factory ⋄ August 15–September 6, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Its subjects are grim, but the new piece from the writer-director team of Sophie McIntosh and Nina Goodheart depicts them with nuance and dark humor. Loren Noveck reviews.

7 August 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Well, I’ll Let You Go at Irondale Center

Irondale Center ⋄ July 29-August 29, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Playwright Bubba Weiler, director Jack Serio, and an excellent cast explore the mysteries of grief and the battle to stave off despair. Loren Noveck reviews.

27 July 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Steve Burns Alive at La Mama

July 23-25, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Steve Burns is, and has always been, alive, the internet’s opinion notwithstanding. In this solo show, he grapples with how complicated that can be. Loren Noveck reviews.

21 July 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Josh Sharp’s ta-da! at the Greenwich House Theater

Greenwich House ⋄ July 7-August 23, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Schrodinger’s comedy: Josh Sharp and 2,000 PowerPoint slides take us on a journey both philosophical and funny. Loren Noveck reviews.

15 July 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway • Performance

Review: Winning Is Winning at JACK

JACK ⋄ June 27-July 13, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Alec Duffy’s new piece grapples with the existential shriek of our current moment. Loren Noveck reviews.

12 July 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Open at WP Theater

WP Theater ⋄ July 8-27, 2025

By Loren Noveck

A solo show about magic–and the magic of theater. Loren Noveck reviews.

17 June 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: At the Barricades at MITU580

MITU580 ⋄ June 12-29, 2025

By Loren Noveck

A sobering look at the Spanish Civil War reminds us both what the International Brigades fought for…and how the war turned out. Loren Noveck reviews.