Christina Anderson’s script and Lucie Tiberghien’s direction combine with brilliant design elements into an extremely well-executed piece of digital theater. Loren Noveck reviews.
Off-Broadway
24 October 2020
Reviews • Off-Broadway
Review: Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy
online ⋄ October 20-November 15
By Loren Noveck
Loren Noveck doesn’t quite know whether to laugh or cry at this workplace comedy about Russian social media trolls that’s both terrifyingly realistic and absurdly hilarious.
20 October 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Circle Jerk
online ⋄ Through 7th November 2020
By Nicole Serratore
Going full maximalism, this live streaming show is skewering satire of white supremacy in gay circles.
5 October 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Baby Jessica’s Well-Made Play
Over the Phone ⋄ Through 22nd November 2020
By Nicole Serratore
An interactive, phone-based show makes you think about celebrity, media, history, and memory. Nicole Serratore reviews.
21 August 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: the 7th voyage of egon tichy
July 30-ongoing
By Daniel Krane
Daniel Krane and Joey Sims contemplate what might make virtual theater appointment viewing–and appreciate quarantine theater that’s polished enough to criticize.
6 August 2020
Reviews • Off-Broadway
Review: Who’s There? at Ice Factory 2020
August 4-8
By Loren Noveck
A piece of big ideas that feels more about positions than people. Loren Noveck reviews.
31 July 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: we need your listening at Ice Factory Festival
online ⋄ 30th July - 2nd August 2020
By Nicole Serratore
A Zoom show about listening and distance offers moments of connection, with a surprise appearance of a cat. Nicole Serratore reviews.
25 July 2020
Reviews • Off-Broadway
Review: Beginning Days of True Jubilation at Ice Factory 2020
July 24-26
By Loren Noveck
The first piece in an all-virtual Ice Factory festival uses corporate meeting technology to deconstruct the trajectory of a tech start-up. Loren Noveck reviews.
23 July 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Weir at Irish Repertory Streaming
online ⋄ 21st – 25th July 2020
By Patrick Maley
An online rendering of Conor McPherson’s The Weir highlights our pandemic loneliness. Pat Maley reviews.
9 July 2020
Features • Broadway • NYC • Off-Broadway
How The Doors Were Opened, and What Comes Next
By Joey Sims
The George Floyd protests opened up theater lobbies and has prompted a new dialogue about theater and race. Joey Sims investigates.