Franz Kafka is trapped in an endless argument with the man who inspired all the inscrutable tyrants who populate his writing: Franz’s own father. Dylan Hoffman reviews.
Reviews
24 February 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Long Goodbye at BAM/MIF
online ⋄ Through 1st March 2021
By Nicole Serratore
With intimacy and intensity, Riz Ahmed performs a personal gig-storytelling show that looks at the complexities of post-colonial identity. Nicole Serratore reviews.
1 February 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bloodshot: The Call at Exponential Festival
online ⋄
By Nicole Serratore
A short film sequel to a film noir stage show set during a fictional plague now mirrors our real one. Nicole Serratore reviews.
21 January 2021
Reviews
Review: Times3 (Times x Times x Times) at the PROTOTYPE Festival
8 January-28 February
By Lane Williamson
Writer Geoff Sobelle and composer Pamela Z take us on a sonic journey through Times Square, from its origins to its present. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 January 2021
Reviews
Review: Ocean Body at HERE Arts Center
HERE Arts Center ⋄ 9 January-16 January
By Lane Williamson
An in-person visual and audio installation transports the audience into the waters of the Gulf Coast. Lane Williamson reviews.
11 January 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Iran at Under the Radar
online ⋄ January 7-17, 2021
By Loren Noveck
What does it mean to live our lives on the backwards timeline of Instagram? Loren Noveck reviews.
10 January 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Disclaimer at Under the Radar
online ⋄ 7th-17th January 2021
By Nicole Serratore
A gathering of absent family by proxy jumpstarts an important conversation about Middle Eastern representation and humanity. Nicole Serratore reviews.
8 January 2021
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Review: Borders & Crossings at Under the Radar
Public Theater ⋄ 7 January-10 January
By Juan A. Ramirez
An excellent group of poems and dramatic scenes about forced migration wants to break free of its Zoom box. Juan A. Ramirez reviews.
7 January 2021
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Review: Espíritu at Under the Radar
Public Theater ⋄ 6 January-17 January
By Juan A. Ramirez
Under the Radar presents a “Marxist Lynchian nightmare” from Chilean company Teatro Anónimo that meets the anxieties of our time. Juan A. Ramirez reviews.
7 January 2021
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call
Phone Call ⋄ 21st of December 2020 - 17th of January 2021
By Daniel Krane
A new work by 600 Highwaymen as part of the Under the Radar festival asks strangers on a phone call to share with each other. Daniel Krane reviews.