Never Odd or Even, a play from title:point productions at the Brick Theater, questions and challenges what madness is and what our minds can make sense of. Five performers, who each portray a number of undefined characters, create a world where every …Read more

The topic of suicide has never received such a puzzling treatment as in the intricate mystery thriller The Black Book. This head scratcher of a play may be convoluted at times, but it is utterly mesmerizing. At first I may have been annoyed at all th …Read more

The essence of Laugh It Up, Stare It Down is summed up in its opening scene when Joe (Jayce Bartok) and Cleo (Katya Campbell) meet outside her apartment. After awkward flirtation, they end up together, and a mere few scenes later they are married. Bu …Read more

At Lazarus House in County Mayo, the path of Dublin ex-con Larry (Donal O’Kelly), on one last job to steal a statue of the Virgin Mary, crosses with Sister Martha (Sorcha Fox), a Scottish nun. A roll of film, brought with her from Nigeria on a clande …Read more

Writer, philosopher and teacher Alain LeRoy Locke, a high-profile affiliate of the Harlem Renaissance, said of it in 1926 that, “Negro life is seizing its first chance for group expression and self-determination.”  He wasn’t wrong.  During the interw …Read more

A Spot on the Wall traverses some dark territory. The prison drama at the New York International Fringe Festival centers on two convicts who have committed unforgivable crimes, but their backstories also involve child abuse, pedophilia, poverty and a …Read more

Kill Sister, Kill! A Musical tells the story of avenging angel Lily (Samantha Walkes), a nun who upon witnessing the brutal rape and murder of her sister Kitty (Astrid Atherly) takes it upon herself to seek justice. Deeming itself an “homage” to expl …Read more

By the time she’d reached her mid-twenties, Jessie Bear was overweight and filled with self-loathing. Stepping on the bathroom scale was a painful experience. One day, after experiencing periods of thirst, fatigue and frequent urination she stepped o …Read more

Virgin Sacrifice. The title certainly grabs your attention. Is this some sort of cult performance? Just another weird New York-y thing? Well, think again. It’s a comedy show that was brought to New York by Los Angeles comedienne Nicole Blaine and dir …Read more

Within the first few minutes of ReLateAble at the New York International Fringe Festival, the audience is fully aware of the apparently apocalyptic situation that will provide much of the dramatic propulsion of the piece. All of our modern means of c …Read more