ELYSA GARDNER
Ms. Gardner has written about theater and music for The New York Times, The…
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Lend Your Ears, Shakespeare Lovers, and the Bard’s ‘Tempest’ Will Sweep Through Your Homes
In response to the pandemic, Knock at the Gate since 2020 has provided immersive audio presentations that theater lovers can enjoy from anywhere virtual entertainment can be accommodated.
An Exercise in Mannered Minimalism, ‘I Love You So Much I Could Die’ Proves Difficult To Embrace
Good and bad things happen in Mona Pirnot’s story, but her deliberately impersonal approach and capacity for navel-gazing can make at least some of them less compelling for an audience than they clearly were in her experience.
Plenty of Politics in ‘Russian Troll Farm,’ as the Title Suggests, but Comedy Plays a Part as Well
Now having its off-Broadway premiere, Sarah Gancher’s play is inspired by her research in the wake of our 2016 election. The action unfolds that year at the Internet Research Agency, a real organization based at St. Petersburg.
A Self-Serious, Heavy-Handed Take on the Business of News, ‘The Connector’ Misses Its Mark
Puzzlingly, while the importance of ‘truth’ is repeatedly invoked, no real connection (pun intended) is made to ongoing debates over ‘disinformation’ and ‘fake news’ that have popped up on both sides of the political divide.
The Title Is ‘Jonah,’ but It’s Women Who Make This New Production Soar
The real protagonist of Rachel Bonds’s sometimes slow-moving but beguiling one-act piece is its sole female character, a young woman named Ana.
With Off-Broadway’s ‘The White Chip’ Opening Just After ‘Days of Wine and Roses,’ Theater Is on a Bender
Sean Daniels’s journey of struggle and self-discovery while dealing with a deep drinking problem winds up being more compelling and heartening than one might expect at first.
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