As a child of the 90s, I engaged in a popular post-school ritual growing up: plopping down in front of the TV to watch the hit animated show Pokémon. Since its inception in 1996, the phe…
What started as a farewell to a beloved cat has become a farewell to a fading starlet, New York in the 80s, and America as we know it. And the aforementioned cat. Experimental noir cabaret M…
At long last, the immersive titan Sleep No More, will"well"sleep no more. The long-running New York immersive theater piece will close this fall, pending another extension. So what will fill…
Do you ever wish you could have a say in how your city developed its land? Well, this month, New Yorkers finally can. At least, in the theoretical theatrical exercise of DIRT. The interactiv…
Hillary Gao and Matthew Antoci adapt an internet tirade and examine perception and forgiveness with Babies on the Street, playing at The Brick in July. The full version of the article The P…
A long-running immersive horror production returns to New York with 'Nightmare Dollhouse,' exploring a surprisingly popular fear. The full version of the article A Performance of Pediophobi…
This October, playwright Ryan Drake and director Ryan Dobrin bring a memory play to the IRT Theater that explores online sexuality. The full version of the article A Queer Memory Play for t…
Whispering the word BOTO into the speakeasy-style window of a door, I felt a sense of trepidation, adrenaline rush, and giddiness. The latter came from the feeling that I was about to partic…
How is theater like a support group? This question struck me upon entering The Strangers Came Today, which recently concluded its run at New Ohio Theatre in New York City. The play by Emi…
The second show after The Times They Are a-Changin' to use the music of the great midwestern musician, Girl From the North Country proves the greater of the two. It opts for whic…
While theaters around the United States typically produce The Rocky Horror Picture Show around Halloween, the city of Chicago, Illinois has a different tradition. Starting in 1987, The Annoy…
As many have already said, the best streamed performances seem to be those that are made for the online venue. This is opposed to shows that originally debuted for live audiences and happene…
In this time of isolation, wouldn't it be nice to take a virtual visit to the park? Fear not. PBS is streaming this past summer's Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing…
Reading dry Shakespeare texts and going to parties at friends' places seem like quintessential parts of the American high school experience. Typically these two disparate activities do not h…
It seems that the classic Broadway musical West Side Story may be getting not one but two film remakes this year. Or rather, one film remake by Steven Spielberg later in the year and one …
If you love theatre, namely the experimental kind, I highly recommend a trip to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at least once in your life. For a couple weeks in August, the Scottish city play…
We live in a time, especially in America, of increasing political divide. Many politicians and voters see the political landscape as black and white, "us vs. them," and it seems like the poi…