Is graffiti “the last line of defense for effective advocacy?” Ran Xia reviews Blessed Unrest’s portrait of Chicago’s graffiti scene.
Off-Broadway
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.
8 June 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Secret Life of Humans at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ 31st May - 1st July 2018
By Nicole Serratore
With an ambitious visual landscape, this compulsively-watchable devised piece looks into what makes us human. Nicole Serratore reviews.
31 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Peace for Mary Frances at Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ To 17th June 2018
By Joey Sims
Lily Thorne painstakingly makes quiet drama of an undramatic death. Joey Sims reviews.
26 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Saved Again And By Him at New Ohio Theater
New Ohio Theater ⋄ 23rd May - 3rd June 2018
By Molly Grogan
Erica Fae dramatizes Sarah Wakefield’s story of captivity among the Sioux. Molly Grogan reviews.
25 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bump at Ensemble Studio Theatre
Ensemble Studio Theatre ⋄ 9th May - 3rd June 2018
By Nicole Serratore
Pregnancy and childbirth bring out a sense of community but also shallow storytelling in this new play by Chiara Atik.
25 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Singlet at Bushwick Starr
Bushwick Starr ⋄ 19th May - 12th June 2018
By Joey Sims
Erin Markey wrestles with love-as-aggression. Joey Sims reviews.
24 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: She-She-She at Actors Fund Arts Center
21st May - 2nd June 2018
By Alison Walls
Hook & Eye takes inspiration from Eleanor Roosevelt’s women’s work camps. Alison Walls reviews.
23 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Our Lady of 121st Street at Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ To 17th June, 2018
By Cameron Kelsall
Cameron Kelsall reviews this revival of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s play, directed by Phylicia Rashad.
21 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Time’s Journey Through a Room at A.R.T./New York Theatres
ART/New York ⋄ 20th May - 10th June 2018
By Molly Grogan
PlayCo continues its collaboration with Toshiki Okada in this US premiere. Molly Grogan reviews.