Julius Rinzel

Off-Broadway Review: “The Saviors” at the Atlantic Theatre Company (Extended through Saturday, August 15, 2026)

July 31, 2026 | LGBTQ+, Off-Broadway, Queer > | "The Saviors", Atlantic Theatre Company, Bubba Weiler, Crystal Finn, David Roberts, Emilio Madrid, Ivan Howe, Jack Serio, Julius Rinzel, LGBTQ, Linda Gross Theater, New York Theatre Reviews, Stanley Simons, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited

David Zinn’s remarkable set design of the altar area of small Midwestern Roman Catholic Church is exactly where that altar would be in the church that is now the Atlantic Theatre where Bubba Weiler’s “The Saviors” is currently playing. The important ritual of confession, forgiveness, and redemption that occurred in that former Chelsea church is not present in Weiler’s play…

Off-Broadway Review: “The Antiquities” at Playwrights Horizons (Closed Sunday, March 2, 2025)

February 21, 2025 | Dance, mcneal, News, Off-Broadway, Previews, purpose > | "The Antiquities", Amelia Workman, Andrew Garman, Ann James (Intimacy Coordinator and Sensitivity Specialist), Aria Shahghasemi, Brenda Abbandandolo (Costume Designer), Caitlin Sullivan, Christopher Darbassie (Sound Designer), Cindy Cheung, David Roberts, Erin Gioia Albrecht (Production Stage Manager), Goodman Theatre, Jeremy Chernick (SFX Consultant), Jordan Harrison, Julius Rinzel, Kayla Uribe (Assistant Stage Manager), Kristen Sieh, Layan Elwazani, Leah Loukas (Wig and Hair Designer), Marchánt Davis, New York Theatre Reviews, Paul Steinberg (Scenic Designer), Playwrights Horizons, Ryan Spahn, Sarah Lunnie (Dramaturg), Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tyler Micoleau (Lighting Designer), Vineyard Theatre

The full title of “The Antiquities” currently running at Playwrights Horizons is “A Tour of the Permanent Collection in the Museum of the Late Human Antiquities.” The title contains two important pairs of words: “Permanent Collection” and “Late Human.” The play begins at some point in the far distant future with two museum docents W1 (Aria Shahghasemi) and W2 (Amelia…