Off-Broadway

“Death of the Persian Prince” at the Midtown International Theatre Festival at the Davenport Black Box Theater (Closed on Sunday July 26, 2015)

July 31, 2015 | LGBTQ+, Off-Broadway, slave play > | Death of the Persian Prince, Dewey Moss, LGBT

“Communism, like General Motors, is people.” The above is an important reminder shared by a psychology professor to this reviewer many years ago. A reminder that people should always be more important than politics or social, political, and economic ideologies. Unfortunately, that truth seems difficult for humankind to grasp or achieve globally. After the Holocaust, humanity vowed to never let…

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“The Fairer Sex at Theatre Row (Closed August 2, 2015)

July 30, 2015 | Off-Broadway > | The Fairer Sex, Theatre Row

Imagine a world where women are free of sexual violence, oppression, and make the same, if not more, money than men. Finally, in a stunning humanistic dark comedy, “The Fairer Sex” presented by Between Us Productions, and written by Sander Gusinow, this women-run reality is featured. Following the aftermath of a rebellion, in which women fought back against men, and…

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“Karaoke Bacchae” at the Ice Factory Festival at the New Ohio Theatre (Closed August 8, 2015)

July 28, 2015 | Off-Broadway > | Ice Factory, New Ohio Theater

“Theatre without alcohol is a museum piece” once quipped Bertolt Brecht. If that’s the case, Meta-Phy Ed’s “Karaoke Bacchae” belongs as far away from MoMA as humanly possible. A drunk, delirious adaptation for Euripides’s ‘The Bacchae’ set in a Karaoke Bar, writer/director Jesse Freedman delivers an enjoyable, if decidedly incoherent dance theatre piece that’s heavy on fun and glamor. For…

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“Summer Shorts” – Series A at 59E59 Theaters (Closed Saturday August 29, 2015)

July 27, 2015 | Off-Broadway, the prom, waitress > | 59E59 Theaters

“10K” Written and directed by Neil LaBute In “10 K” a Man (played with a delicious passive coyness by J.J. Kandel) and a Woman (played with an equally delicious aggressive coyness by Clea Alsip) meet at a suburban (“Whispering Pines”) park and decide (after a good stretch) to jog together. Immediately, both disclose the less-than-satisfying natures of their married-with-children statuses….

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“Threesome” at 59E59 Theaters (Closed Sunday August 23, 2015)

July 24, 2015 | be more chill, Off-Broadway > | 59E59 Theaters

“After great pain a formal feeling comes–/The nerves sit ceremonious like tombs;/ This is the hour of lead/Remembered if outlived,/As freezing persons recollect the snow–/First chill, then stupor, then the letting go.” (Emily Dickinson, 372) On a visit to Cairo, Egyptian-American Leila (played with a passionate intensity by Alia Attallah) suffered great pain on two occasions. The assault in a…

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“Judith: A Parting from the Body” at the Potomac Theatre Project at Atlantic Stage 2 (Closed Sunday August 9, 2015)

July 21, 2015 | Off-Broadway > | Atlantic Stage 2, Potomac Theatre Project

The Potomac Theatre Project (PTP/NYC) has selected two Howard Barker plays for their 29th Season. PTP/NYC is a remarkable theatre collective that has always been willing to take risks in presenting challenging plays in repertory. This 2015 Season is no exception. Mr. Barker’s “Scenes from an Execution” is brilliant and the production at Atlantic Stage 2 is as scintillating as…

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“Scenes From An Execution” at the Potomac Theatre Project at Atlantic Stage 2 (Closed Sunday August 9, 2015)

July 18, 2015 | Off-Broadway > | Potomac Theatre Project

“I am not meant to be understood. Don’t you see? Oh, you miserable, well-meaning, always-on-the-right-side, desperate little intellect! Death to be understood. Awful death…” (Galactia to Rivera, Scene Nineteen) The best learning results from the learner grappling with an authentic situation, with rich dense text, and with self and others. This process translates to the development and appreciation of the…

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East to Edinburgh – New York’s Annual Edinburgh Festival Review at 59E59 Theaters (Closed Sunday July 26, 2015)

July 13, 2015 | east to edinburgh, Off-Broadway, slave play > | 59E59 Theaters

Katt Tait’s “Black Magic: Songs Unchained” is a 50 minute rehearsal of the power of song to soothe, strengthen, empower, and organize. Against the backdrop of a powerful collection of images that focus on the slave trade (in Africa, in the United States, and throughout the privileged world) and slavery, Ms. Tait sings a treasure trove of songs from the…

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“The Weir” at Irish Repertory Theatre at the DR2 Theatre (Closed Sunday August 23, 2015)

July 12, 2015 | fire flies, irish repertory, Off-Broadway, the weir > | Irish Rep, The Weir

Conor McPherson’s “The Weir,” a haunting play of effervescent charm, finds a cozy home at the Irish Repertory Theatre. Directed by Irish Rep veteran Ciarán O’Reilly, the play bathes comfortably in old-country charm, fireside folk tales, and sepulchral gloom. The play centers around one night at a bar in rural Ireland. Excitement stirs in the placid village when Valerie, a…

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“Losing Tom Pecinka” at the Ice Factory at the New Ohio Theater (Closed Saturday July 11, 2015)

July 10, 2015 | Off-Broadway > | New Ohio Theater

There is probably something important in Morgan Gould’s “Losing Tom Pecinka” currently running at the New Ohio Theater as part of this year’s Ice Factory but whatever that might be is buried beneath layers of self-effacing (and self-absorbed) puerile humor that resembles a mashup of the worst Saturday Night Live sketches and the dreariest of daytime soap operas both replete…

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