Few festivals can stake claim to the diversity of work that Cabrini Theater’s Venus/Adonis Festival delivers. An almost altruistic championing of new work, Cabrini offers a singular playground for playwrights both emerging and established. If the six …Read more

“Remember, after rain, there’s always sunshine.” After pulling off a major heist against a rival gang, the Five, a band of misfits and provisional brothers congregate in their clubhouse to celebrate their big win. They have the easy rapport of boys w …Read more

Six gimmick laden shorts make for one tedious evening. Lives of the Saints, the zany brainchild of theater maven David Ives, attests that clever-for-clever’s-sake theater can undo even the most skilled of storytellers. Ingeniously directed by John Ra …Read more

Our lives are so often mundane and prosaic compared to the mischief we find in our theaters. You rarely pay your ticket price to watch someone wrestle with supermarket sales or indulge in a Netflix marathon after a tedious day of licking envelopes. V …Read more

Actor, writer, director, and producer Glenn Quentin sat down with us to discuss his latest theatrical venture, the world premiere of CrackBaby, now playing at The Griot Festival. It is a piece that delves into the psyche of young urbanites grinding a …Read more

You walk up the creaky steps to McAlphin Hall at West Park Presbyterian Church only to find chandeliers and origami. Not your usual stage business. YOLO! Productions and The Great Griffon are mounting Animals Out of Paper, written by Pulitzer Prize f …Read more

Shesh Yak, now playing at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, is a ruthless two hander about two men whose past trails them like stray dogs.  It is the spring of 2011, five weeks into the civil uprising in Syria, and we are in Jameel’s tiny apartment, c …Read more

We sat down with the lovely and wildly prolific Sarah Ruhl to chat about her newest play, The Oldest Boy, now playing through December 28th at Lincoln Center. Arguably the most extoled playwright of the moment, Ruhl is generous with her genius. She t …Read more

The very busy and very brilliant Heidi Schreck took a moment to chat with us about her new play Grand Concourse, about five soup kitchen workers, and how she balances being a theater maverick. A playwright, actor, and TV writer, she tells us all abou …Read more

There was palpable anticipation at the Public Theater as audiences stirred in their seats, awaiting the newest work by provocateur and downtown darling Young Jean Lee. The much lauded Lee has challenged conventions with her intrepid brand of theater …Read more