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“Machine Learning: Living Amidst the P(doom)”
Brendan McCall reflects on “Machine Learning,” playing through Oct 30 at Little Engine Theater at Manhattan Neighborhood Network.
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The Clashing of Dreams
Nicolás Noreña in conversation with Leah Plante-Wiener on “The Kick Inside,” playing at HERE Arts through Nov 7.
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Remembrance, revolt, and reconciliation
Tess Walsh reflects on “MEAT” by Zara Roy, which played at The Tank Sep 30 + Oct 1.
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Dmitri Barcomi in Conversation with Tamás Marquardt
Trans theater director Dmitri Victor Barcomi and performer-writer Tamás Marquardt talk dissent in the Soviet Bloc, making art across two continents, and the state of theater in Trump’s America.
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kNOT Company (Korea) Weaves Multiple Strands of Beauty
Brendan McCall reflects on kNOT Company’s “maedeup: Weaving Shin Yun-bok” at La MaMa.
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Two New Productions Revisit the Legacy of Sarah Kane
Two new productions – Tom Creed’s “4.48 Psychosis” in Dublin, Alec Duffy’s “Crave” in New York City – reveal how Sarah Kane’s work continues to resonate politically and socially three decades after her death.
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Body of Mary: Weaponized Wit
Brendan McCall reflects on “The Body of Mary: A Play in Three Acts (of God),” written and directed by Katie Cappiello, playing through Oct 8 at The Gym at Judson.
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The Invention of Love: Comrades-in-Arms
Brendan McCall reflects on “The Invention of Love,” starring David Greenspan and directed by Zachary Elkind, playing through Oct 3 at The MAP Theater at TheaterLab.
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We must watch carefully to know
Robin Denzer reflects on Julia Antinozzi’s new work “Time Piece” staged at PAGEANT.
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GOOD CULT: The limits of transformation
Allyson Dwyer in conversation with River Donaghey about his new play “GOOD CULT,” playing Oct 9-11 at Studio 17.
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The Echoing Silences of “Table of Silence”
Vague advocacy for “peace” that explicitly rejects and disallows analysis of the power structures, inequities, and histories that create violence has no material impact on the world other than to soothe the largely safe, comfortable audiences who encounter it.
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Becoming Hamlet | “You are as good as a chorus”
Brendan McCall reflects on “Becoming Hamlet,” adapted by Damon Horowitz, directed by Sybille Bruun, playing at Five Angels Theatre through Oct 3.
