Generations by Debbie Tucker Green Presented by Soho Rep Review By Sydney Arndt With affective writing and captivating direction, “Generations” has proved that successful theatre can be done in a short 30 minutes. While the running time for this piece is slim, the impact and breadth of the action is astounding—it is entitled “Generations”…
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Karen Finley’s “Written in Sand”
Written in Sand by Karen Finley Presented at the Baruch Performing Arts Center Review By Sydney Arndt Karen Finley is performing something sacred at the Baruch Performing Arts Center this month. The performance artist, author, and educator is known for the complexities of her work, but this piece particularly strikes me as beautifully intimate…
REVIEW: “stop. reset.” by Regina Taylor
Originally Published on http://showbusinessweekly.com/article-2323-%E2%80%9Cstop-reset%E2%80%9D-by-regina-taylor.html Imagine a future where it is possible to erase your own personal and cultural history while adopting another’s. As the tangible and weighted bodies of books become digitized and easily shared across the world and between diverse societies, Taylor poses the question: what will come of us when our stories are…
REVIEW: Memory, Play, and Interactivity in “The Photo Album”
“The Photo Album” by The Story Gym at The Brick Theater Review by Sydney Arndt It’s unfathomable and somehow magical to think about the limitless number of memories that are hidden between the nooks and crannies of the most lived-in New York City homes. When a new tenant settles into her abode in Ditmas Park,…
REVIEW: “False Solution” at La MaMa
“False Solution” by Oren Safdie at La MaMa Through intellectual and heady art-talk, personal interests collide when an attractive Ivy League first-year architecture student shakes a world-renowned architect’s plans for a Holocaust museum in the slums of Poland in the 1990’s. It’s unfortunately no surprise that this sexy student is a young blonde female intern…
REVIEW: “Still More of Our Parts”
“Still More of Our Parts: 6 New Plays About Disability in 70 Minutes” Presented by Theater Breaking Through Barriers Review by Sydney Arndt Seasoned and green playwrights Jerrod Bogard, Bekah Brunstetter, Bruce Graham, Samuel D. Hunter, Neil LaBute, and Lynn Manning come together to delve into the realities of disabled people in a sincere and…
REVIEW: “You Are Dead. You Are Here” at HERE
Every war has two sides. It can be difficult to position yourself at a vantage point with an all-inclusive perspective, but this new play pulls it off ingeniously. It’s a multi-media production that overlaps the fragile recovery of an American war veteran and the life a young Iraqi woman in a war-torn battle zone. The…
3 More Runs of Girl Be Heard’s “9mm America”
CHECK IT OUT! I am truly honored to be the Dramaturg of Girl Be Heard’s “9mm America” directed by Ashley Marinaccio premieres at Plant Connections Festivity June 2013 9mm America explores America’s culture of violence. Written and performed by ten young women, this documentary theatre production is the real story of our girls’ experience with…
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