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...

When God created movie stars, Bette Davis was nobody’s ingénue. She was more like a dame, a flawed, brazen, wise‑cracking storyteller...

Writer and actor Alexandra LaPlante says that many people come away from seeing “Unconventionally Intimate” thinking that she is either a...

“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...

Nathan Gebhard walks down the wooden floors of Torn Page, a historic theater in Chelsea. His outfit, designed by Clara Cavins Wolford, is...

Writer and performer Max Stossel has a lot on his mind. Politics, gender, love, sapience, addictions to social media and pornography –...

“Empath” is a show brimming with emotions, but most of them are felt by its writer and performer, David Sauvage. That’s because Mr....

There’s a keyboard‑and‑mic setup, which is the freshest thing I’ve seen in a solo play. A beautiful panoply of memories from a 9mm reel...

The stressful and steely edge to modern living is enough to get to the best of us occasionally, but thankfully, writer and performer...

What makes a better dog? Is it loyalty, integrity, or courage? “Be A Better Dog” chronicles the life of a lovable canine that grows up in...

Some years ago, Mihal Grass Sherman met with a theatre director to discuss a potential role. The director touched her knee against her...

This absolutely hilarious performance by Amber Topaz had me aching with laughter. Her energy filled the room with liberation and warmth....

“Gate 64” starts with an airline announcement. We are soon introduced to Winnie, a self‑described vagrant who spends her time in airport...

After nearly two decades of marriage, Jerry and Kate have their coupledom down to a predictable day‑to‑day routine. Theirs is a marriage...

“Sacrifice is a two-sided coin,” shouts Niv Petel, writer and performer of “Knock Knock.” Sacrifice is a crucial part of any soldier’s...

“The Creeps” is exactly what it sounds like. It will pull you in and leave you feeling creeped out. Catherine Waller plays five...

Winnie, played by Jane Watt, is a vagrant performer who lost her comedy partner and girlfriend, Leslie, and performs around a gate at the...

“Clara; Confessions” offers a straightforward, chronological timeline of Clara Schumann’s life. A celebrated pianist and composer beloved...

“The Auschwitz Volunteer” tells the story of Captain Witold Pilecki, a Polish intelligence agent who infiltrated the Auschwitz...

As far as openings go, you can do a lot worse than “Natural Shocks.” The play begins with a raging storm siren as Angela, played by...