This poem-play from Inua Ellams is a mélange of interesting images, ideas, and theatrical moments but lacks cohesion. Nicole Serratore reviews.
Venues: New York Theatre Workshop
29 September 2022
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: american (tele)visions at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 10 September-16 October
By Lane Williamson
A family works through their trauma in the shadow of the first WalMart. Lane Williamson reviews.
11 March 2020
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Endlings at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ February 19- March 29
By Joey Sims
Celine Song’s new play mixes brutal truth, barnstorming set pieces, and a bit of magic. Joey Sims reviews.
16 December 2019
Reviews
Review: Sing Street at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ November 25-January 26
By Loren Noveck
NYTW’s new musical gets the joys of being in a band just right…but is that enough to make a satisfying show? Loren Noveck isn’t quite sure.
27 September 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: runboyrun & In Old Age at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ September 4-October 13
By Ran Xia
Ghosts are hard to escape in these two parts of Mfoniso Udofia’s Ufot Cycle, but the family matriarch, Abasiama, forces herself to try. Ran Xia reviews.
17 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: 17 Border Crossings at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ April 11 - May 12
By Alicia Kort
Thaddeus Phillips plays an unnamed traveler as well as everyone he encounters crossing the titular seventeen borders in this tour de force solo play. Alicia Kort reviews.
26 February 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Hurricane Diane at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 7th February - 10th March 2019
By Dan O'Neil
An intriguing comedy of gods, gardens, and climate change from Madeleine George. Dan O’Neil reviews.
12 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Slave Play at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 9th -30th December 2018
By Alison Walls
Explicit, provocative, and rich with intentional ambiguity, Jeremy O. Harris’s Slave Play mixes shocked laughter with deep discomfort.
9 October 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: What the Constitution Means to Me at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ September 12-October 28
By Loren Noveck
Heidi Schreck asks whether “equal protection of the laws” is really so equal or protective after all. Loren Noveck reviews.
15 May 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Light Shining in Buckinghamshire at New York Theatre Workshop
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄ 18th April to 3rd June 2018
By Nicole Serratore
Caryl Churchill’s dense political play can be challenging to unpack even in this fleet production by Rachel Chavkin