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    THE MEDIEVALISTS (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:19 September 2021

    Great cast trapped in a mediocre play about who owes whom what off the back of complicated relationships...

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    JUDGMENT DAY (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:31 July 2021

    A clever and funny play about being good vs. doing good with the cast who make you forget they are not on stage...

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    WAITING FOR GODOT

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:24 July 2021

    Socially distant version of Godot that's a bit too long, a bit too shouty, but worth checking out on balance...

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    GHOSTING

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:30 June 2021

    A charming multi-character monologue about guilt and coming home to deal with the past...

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    DEAR ELIZABETH (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:19 June 2021

    Marginally interesting exchange of letters brought to life by amazing acting that keeps you on the edge of your seat...

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    OHIO STATE MURDERS (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:5 June 2021

    A refreshingly original play about racial stereotypes sunk by dreadful performances...

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    THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:21 May 2021

    A well-acted play with a plot that's both predictable and peculiar...

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    BAD JEWS (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:16 May 2021

    The Jews are not so bad, but the play sure makes you reach for an Aspirin or twenty...

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    WATCH ON THE RHINE (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:14 May 2021

    An interesting play that loses a lot by being on screen and could do with a bit less moralising...

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    THE BALTIMORE WALTZ (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:30 April 2021

    A sweet and beautiful idea realised into a play that makes sense as long as you get the references and can keep your mind from drifting...

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    LITTLE GEM

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:28 April 2021

    Three generations of women chat about their lives in a lyrical play about motherhood, relationships, and vibrators...

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    THE GETT (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:26 April 2021

    An intriguing promise severely diluted by existential toing and froing...

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    NEAT (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:22 April 2021

    A heartwarming tribute to a favourite aunt...

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    ANGRY, RAUCOUS AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:9 April 2021

    A muddled "come full circle" story about an ageing actress grappling with her present situation...

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    THE THANKSGIVING PLAY (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:26 March 2021

    A superbly cast clever take on political correctness, teaching, and Thanksgiving...

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    THREE DAYS OF RAIN (reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:21 March 2021

    A surprisingly underwhelming reading from contemporary acting giants...

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    BEIRUT (reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:31 January 2021

    Predictable slog about a woman willing to fall on a sword for a guy who is most likely not worth it...

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    BARBECUE (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:15 December 2020

    An engaging take on race and truth through the lens of "a goddamn intervention"...

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    TIME STANDS STILL (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:7 December 2020

    A wonderfully acted multilayered story about love, relationships, duty, sacrifice, and understanding...

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    UNCLE VANYA (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:24 November 2020

    A slow-burning staging with a couple of hit takes on the characters, but also a lot of misses...

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    BOSTON MARRIAGE (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:16 November 2020

    A barrage of marginally witty exchanges that dissolves into boredom and utter pointlessness...

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    RACE (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:1 November 2020

    A muddled play about racial stereotypes that does not lend itself at all to a staged reading...

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    THE BEST MAN (staged reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:19 October 2020

    Clever and witty political satire that truly stands the test of time...

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    THE JACKSONIAN (reading)

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:31 August 2020

    A dreary reading of the play everyone says was a joy to see on stage in 2013...

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    TARTUFFE

    • Post category:New York/Stay-At-Home
    • Post published:30 June 2020

    A witty and engaging production that keeps you on the edge of your seat...

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    LINDA VISTA: NYC

    • Post category:Broadway/New York
    • Post published:30 October 2019

    30 Oct 2019 LINDA VISTA: NYC This show has been getting a lot of buzz on account of being very…

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    FEAR: NYC

    • Post category:Broadway/New York
    • Post published:29 October 2019

    29 Oct 2019 FEAR: NYC Hmmmm. The write-ups I saw on this promised gripping thrills and plot twists. I quite…

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    MAYAKOVSKY AND STALIN: NYC

    • Post category:Broadway/New York
    • Post published:26 October 2019

    26 Oct 2019 MAYAKOVSKY AND STALIN: NYC At the risk of seeing entirely too many Eastern European productions, this one…

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    SEARED: NYC

    • Post category:Broadway/New York
    • Post published:25 October 2019

    25 Oct 2019 SEARED: NYC Having seen Raul Esparza in an odd bit of screen big and small, I wasn't…

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    CYRANO : NYC (Erica Schmidt production)

    • Post category:Broadway/New York
    • Post published:24 October 2019

    24 Oct 2019 CYRANO : NYC (Erica Schmidt production) Given the hype, the lack of tickets, and the prices, one…

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