It is a pleasure to welcome The New Jersey Repertory Company to New York. The company was founded in 1997. They aimed to make a lasting contribution by developing and producing new plays.
Bughouse, written by playwright Beth Henley and conceived and directed by Martha Clarke, immerses audiences at Vineyard Theatre in New York City in the haunting and imaginative world of outsider artist Henry Darger.
Some audience members wear hoods provided before the play. A light illuminates the entrance aisle in the darkened theater. A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a short red robe, and holding a telephone enters the stage from the back of the theater. The stage features a satin mattress and several telephone stands.
Off-Broadway’s newest sensation proves that sometimes the most thrilling theatre happens when the clock is ticking and the treadmills won’t stop.
In The Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits, the playwright and director, Michael Shaw Fisher, presents an amusing twist on class warfare.
The Frog & Peach Theatre Company was founded in 1996. Their goal was to present Shakespeare to the public. They edit texts to keep the verse intact and maintain efficiency. The audience is drawn into Shakespeare’s world. Shakespeare’s messages remain clear. Macbeth – What if a madman were king? clearly achieves this goal.
Last Wednesday, I took the F train downtown to see the third iteration of DENNIS, written by Aidan La Poche. Currently circulating like gossip through every Paloma Wool–clad Lower East Side Gen Z’er, it not only takes on the topic of AI, but also explores therapy culture, brain rot, and the particular seduction of being understood by something that isn’t human.
Broadway Bound Kids (BBK) celebrated an unforgettable evening at City Winery NYC on February 2, raising over $80,000 at their fourth annual Broadway Bound Benefit: Empower State of Mind. The funds will support free summer programs and expand performing arts opportunities for over 2,000 students across nearly 50 New York City schools.
Los Angeles has never been short on nostalgia. But every so often, a project arrives that doesn’t just reference the past—it inhabits it. Brassroots District: LA ’74, which opened on February 7 at the historic Jewel’s Catch One, isn’t asking audiences to remember 1974. It’s inviting them to step inside it.
Theater productions offer different feelings. This can range from amusement, amazement, a frisson of fear, and an insight into the human condition. An important moment is when the playwright presents an event from history that speaks to today’s events.
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