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

12 June 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Prosperous Fools at Polonsky Shakespeare Center

Polonsky Shakespeare Center ⋄ June 1-29, 2025

By Loren Noveck

A scathing satire of art in the age of oligarchy. Loren Noveck reviews.

6 June 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Not Not Jane’s at Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks

The Wild Project ⋄ June 2-13, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Delightfully silly over a core of deep anxiety. Loren Noveck reviews the second show in Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks.

2 June 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Bowl EP at the Vineyard Theatre

Vineyard Theatre ⋄ May 1-June 15, 2025

By Loren Noveck

A bravura performance anchors this explosion of kinetic energy. Loren Noveck reviews.

30 May 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: O.K.! at INTAR Theatre

INTAR Theatre ⋄ May 10-June 8, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Backstage satire meets drama of issues with muddled results. Loren Noveck reviews.

23 May 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Business Ideas at Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks

The Wild Project ⋄ May 14-May 27, 2025

By Loren Noveck

The one-liners are sharp and the performances strong, but the message is a little muddy. Loren Noveck reviews.

15 May 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: A(u)nts! at The Brick

The Brick Theater ⋄ May 8-24, 2025

By Loren Noveck

A fantasia of woman- and antkind anchored by three strong performances. Loren Noveck reviews.

11 May 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Five Models in Ruins, 1981 at the Claire Tow Theater

April 19-June 1, 2025

By Loren Noveck

A play set in the world of modeling does a better job with surface than with depths–which is perhaps fitting. Loren Noveck reviews.

4 May 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: The United States vs. Ulysses at Irish Arts Center

Irish Arts Center ⋄ April 30-June 1, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Ripped from century-old headlines, Colin Murphy’s new play feels disturbingly timely. Loren Noveck reviews.

1 May 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Lobster at The Tank

The Tank ⋄ April 25-May 17, 2025

By Loren Noveck

Kallan Dana’s new play begins with high school theater but glimpses the sublime. Loren Noveck reviews.

26 April 2025

Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Rheology at the Bushwick Starr

Bushwick Starr ⋄ April 15 - May 10, 2025

By Loren Noveck

The concept of the fragile solid becomes a sustaining metaphor in Shayok Misha Chowdhury’s new piece. Loren Noveck reviews.