48 stories by "Mitch Montgomery"
Leah Bachar and Merideth Edwards’ ambitious multimedia play “Degeneration X,” at the Living Theatre, leans too heavily on lengthy video segments.
In "The Shelter Presents: Art," four short plays attempt to offer arguments for the necessity of art, managing some insights amid the self-involved clichés.
The second installment of Mac Rogers’ “Honeycomb Trilogy,” from Gideon Productions, directed by Jordana Williams, is almost as thrilling as the first.
Buran Theatre Company’s “The House of Fitzcarraldo” at the Brick showcases winning performances, brisk musical numbers, and cheeky self-awareness.
Old Kent Road Theater's "Hamlet"-inspired piece of absurdist theater, by Eric Bland, at the Brick Theater is mostly self-absorbed.
This stream-of-consciousness opera employs elegant slide projections and dissonant live music to coax a mother's life story out of her adult children.
This large, immersive multimedia production ruminates on the consciousness of plants by way of a magnificent set design, superb scenes of simultaneous action, and psychedelic effects.
This unfettered but ultimately unimposing interactive play asks audiences to take part in the great battles of the past and to consider which side they might have come down on in various h…
Part 1 of a trilogy, Mac Rogers' absorbing play is set a few years after the first manned mission to Mars and thrives by entangling mysterious science fiction with straightforward domestic…
Confidently staged in a Midtown bar, this moody, site-specific play transcends its potential gimmickry thanks to a sharp script, dark humor, and first-rate performers.
Staged with absurd panache and true-to-life humor, this blithe send-up of four ineffectual climatologists hilariously addresses the hypocrisy and gridlock that have plagued the environment…
This is a masterfully executed production of Ashlin Halfnight's illuminating new play, which chronicles a Florida family's bizarre upheaval while reframing a well-known national tragedy wi…
Race figures heavily into this charming and deftly written play about a reverse-discrimination lawsuit, but the big issues ultimately take a back seat to a twisty, somewhat implausible fam…
This ambitious inside-out opus literally takes it to the streets by presenting action outside of the theater's floor-to-ceiling windows, but it isn't nearly as entertaining as the reaction…
Inspired by the Japanese myth of the crane wife, this play about ghosts is rescued by its self-aware sense of humor as well as sensational stage flourishes and some deftly operated puppets.
The force is ultimately strong with this fanboy throw-down, which leans on a rotating ensemble of burlesque performers to arbitrate the question of superiority between "Star Trek" and "Sta…
This cycle of ingenious short plays is a collection of rollicking mash-ups, each pairing the signature style of a seminal playwright with the story of a beloved coin-op game.
This loopy self-help seminar and rock concert teaches how to become a "funky dictator" and epitomizes the sort of well-conceived but laxly staged performances that end up in the Fringe.
Despite being spruced up with gorgeous multimedia elements and undulating choreography, this production of Oscar Wilde's grisly Biblical tale feels bloodless and utterly without humor.
Thanks to a cunning use of genre conventions, this Western-zombie mash-up is a rip-roarin', gut-spillin' good time, with makeup and gore effects that elicit groans of morbid delight.
This elegant and wearying Korean-language version of "Hamlet" includes artful Korean dances, costuming, and music, but these cultural flourishes ultimately hinder rather than enhance the p…
Jaime Espinal's satiric but overly silly play, which offers a tale of a superhero Latino immigrant adjusting to American culture, is embellished with nifty projections and a precise sound …
This experimental piece is a full-blown digital barrage, using projections and sound to bring the horrors of war to the home front.
