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“Sexodus”: An Ecstatic Departure
With a name like “Sexodus,” it’s got to be good. At once comedy and straightforward sexual awakening how‑to guide, “Sexodus” by...
Cynthia Darling
May 7, 2019


Environmental Solutions with a Beat in “Rap Guide to Climate Chaos”
To attend Baba Brinkman’s “Rap Guide to Climate Chaos,” one part of his Rap Guide Trilogy, is to be led through an artistic and political...
Cynthia Darling
Apr 17, 2019


A Young Biracial Man Faces a Black-and-White World in “The Day I Became Black"
Within the first few moments of “The Day I Became Black,” writer and performer Bill Posley sets the tone of the show with a disclaimer....
Kia Standard
Apr 17, 2019


“Made in Puerto Rico” Feels Like Home
It has been over a decade since I last visited the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater Company. The off‑Broadway house, which is located in...
Kia Standard
Apr 17, 2019


The Accidental Hero: A Woman’s Courageous Journey in “Accidentally Brave”
There are very few performances that shake you to your core, leaving you breathless. But “Accidentally Brave” is not only a performance;...
Kia Standard
Apr 9, 2019


“Say Something Bunny” is a Deep Dive Into Family History
S.M. Kobayashi, a young woman who resembles a blend between Devon Aoki and Aubrey Plaza, enters the space. A video of two spinning discs...
Alex Miller
Apr 7, 2019


“Whore”: A Daughter Speaks Back to Her Misogynist Father
“Don’t be bad, be good!” drawls a disembodied voice laced with mock sexiness at the start of Suzanne Tufan’s autobiographical one‑woman...
Cynthia Darling
Apr 6, 2019


Tulis McCall is “At Your Service”
Seated on a bar stool on a bare stage, drink in hand, Tulis McCall is “At Your Service” in a wise‑cracking, truth‑telling Public Service...
Kia Standard
Mar 22, 2019


Not-So-Random Acts
“Random Acts” by Renata Hinrichs is a racially charged performance that shines a light on the experiences of a white minister’s daughter...
Mehr Gunawardena
Feb 28, 2019


Lena Hall: An Audition Master
Lena Hall’s voice blows your hair back, in a good way; it’s high‑voltage, like travelling through a wind tunnel at one hundred miles per...
Kia Standard
Feb 22, 2019


LatinXoxo: Virgin, Whore, Matador
As he enters through the crowd at Joe’s Pub, crowned with a halo of bamboo and roses, Migguel Anggelo is anything but subtle. He belts...
Kia Standard
Feb 10, 2019


Getting to the Root of What Divides Us in “Red State Blue State”
Colin Quinn doesn’t claim to have all the solutions, but he knows exactly what the problems are. Sex, violence, politics, religion – the...
James Bartholomew
Feb 3, 2019


Sex, Drugs, Murder: “Bleach” Leaves a Stain That Won’t Come Out
It’s no secret: paying your way in the big city can be a tall order. So, when Tyler – Chinatown busboy by day, rentboy by night – finds...
James Bartholomew
Jan 22, 2019


“Smoker” is Smooth and Satisfying
We may think we know all there is to know about smoking. It’s all around us, both in our lives and in pop culture. We have seen the...
Chance Morgan
Jan 7, 2019


There is Nothin’ Like a Dame
When God created movie stars, Bette Davis was nobody’s ingénue. She was more like a dame, a flawed, brazen, wise‑cracking storyteller...
Kia Standard
Jan 4, 2019


“Unconventionally Intimate”: Breaking Expectations
Writer and actor Alexandra LaPlante says that many people come away from seeing “Unconventionally Intimate” thinking that she is either a...
Dana Zhang
Jan 3, 2019


A Sensuous and Mysterious Quest at “St. Kilda”
“St. Kilda,” now playing at Torn Page, a performing space in a brownstone on West 22nd Street in Manhattan, is about a girl who travels...
Austin Kaiser
Jan 3, 2019


“Saint Ex” is Aviation Gone Wrong
Nathan Gebhard walks down the wooden floors of Torn Page, a historic theater in Chelsea. His outfit, designed by Clara Cavins Wolford, is...
Alex Miller
Jan 3, 2019


A Poetic Journey in “Words That Move”
Writer and performer Max Stossel has a lot on his mind. Politics, gender, love, sapience, addictions to social media and pornography –...
James Bartholomew
Dec 17, 2018


Encounter With an “Empath”
“Empath” is a show brimming with emotions, but most of them are felt by its writer and performer, David Sauvage. That’s because Mr....
James Bartholomew
Dec 8, 2018
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