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the reviews
MAIDEN MOTHER CRONE
It’s work at this level that inspires others to create. And should definitely inspire folks to get to The Flea to see these while they can! Check out our review of Maiden Mother Crone, written by Nicoel Jesson.
B*tchcraft
Part performance art, part concert, part play, B*tchcraft takes the audience on a visceral journey. Bitch shares her story of growing up as a quiet girl in an abusive household, breaking free to become an artist who unapologetically claims her queer, feminist, and creative identity. B*tchcraft is nothing short of empowering.
(beyond) doomsday scrolling
(beyond) Doomsday Scrolling is not your typical theatrical experience. It’s best to leave all expectations at the door. You may think you know what this presentation is all about, but you’ll quickly be proven incorrect. Check out our review, written by Amanda Montoni.
Still
And after the old lovers rekindle their flame, if the audience thinks they’re in for a traditional romance, they are sorely mistaken. This is about the biggest divide in America today, politics. Lia Romero’s script of Still delivers America’s divide with grace and laughter and a ukulele.
The Fire This Time Festival
Each one-act in The Fire This Time Festival struck a chord, played an emotion, and provided a catharsis that left out reviewer Malini, profoundly moved.
theatresports
From the moment the show started, the audience was fully engaged. Kids and adults alike participated in throwing out wild suggestions and cheering for their favorite moments. Presented by The Gallery Players and Freestyle Repertory Theatre, Theatresports is 60 minutes of high-energy, creative, and immersive family entertainment. Check out our review!
The She-Wolves
Through dance, song and monologue, new light is shed upon Lady Macbeth, Juliet Capulet, Kate Minola, Ophelia, Margaret of Anjou, Lavinia, Portia, and the Dark Lady of Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Check out Nicole’s review of The She-Wolves.
January
Paula Cizmar explores many topics in this 90-minute play, January. While the primary focus is another senseless gun death. There is also the violence that is poverty, the violence that is the polarizing politicization of gun deaths, and the violence that is the media. For our reviewer, Nicole, it was all too much.
Broken Thread
Broken Thread, written by D-Davis is one of those beautiful productions (perfomed at The Theatre at the 14th St Y) that gives the illusion of simplicity. But the trained eye knows that shows like this only result from working, reworking and rehearsal – making it all look so easy, like a concert pianist who flies across the keys, light and nimble. Check out our review by Nicole.
RILKE, ONE MILLION WORDs
“I caught my breath as I stepped into the drawing room - the playing space - littered with a million letters, a desk, two chairs, and a pair of red shoes. I settled onto a red velvet couch, cozy and curious. The space was intimate, the atmosphere immersive. What would the next 60 minutes hold for me? Rainer Maria Rilke, Franz Xaver Kappus, Ivo Muller, and the yearning for quiet in a chaotic world,” says our reviewer Malini.
Spacebridge
SpaceBridge invites the audience into the lives of eleven Russian refugee children who have forged friendships with eight American children in New York City. Irina Kruzhilina and the young performers collaboratively create a story narrated by Samantha Smith, the United States’ “Littlest Ambassador,” who would have been 53 years old today. Check out our review by Malini.
Jason, Medea and the Tragedy at the PS19 Talent Show
Medea is a loving wife and mother whose husband decides to replace her. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned starts with her. But have we suffered by only seeing the play from Medea’s perspective? Is Medea a victim or a monster? Blane’s retelling of Euripides’ Medea plays out at UNDER St. Mark's. Here’s our review written by Nicole Jesson.
Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves
This is the best play on a Shakespeare play set in a high school since 10 Things I Hate About You. While Mercutio Loves Romeo Love Juliet Loves has the heartache of unrequited love, it also reminds us we have long lives yet to live. Check out our review written by Nicole Jesson.
Café Utopia
The characters Kingston has written are immediately likable. They are fun, kind, and real. Teague’s direction leaps them off the page and into the laughter and hearts of the audience. One would think that a corporate place such as this would be too good to be true. Check out our review of Café Utopia, written by Amanda Monotni
Leona’s Song
Pedro Sá Moraes welcomes us into his world by simply sitting on a wooden block, guitar in hand, strumming whatever encompasses the moment. He has set the mood for the evening. We are his students, his children, his audience. Then the shift into the stark. Check out our review of Leona’s Song, written by Malini.
Loneliness Was a Pandemic
Alex Kopnick directs a masterful chess match between Human and Robot in Oliva Haller's Loneliness is a Pandemic. As the play explores what makes a human human, it explains just why a Robot can never be an artist. They are incapable of suffering. Better still, they cannot comprehend voluntarily suffering. Check out our review written by Nicole Jesson.
Tin Church
Where the show shines is when the family is all together. The balance and rhythm found in their scenes is a credit to the actors and writer/director Robyne Parrish alike in Tin Church. Check out our review written by Nicole Jesson.
Frankenstein
This review is written from the perspective of a near-blank-slate audience member. Under the direction of Jorden Charley-Whatley and presented by City Gate Productions, I gained thoughtful and unforeseen insight as to what the madness of Frankenstein is all about: the human condition. Check out the review written by Amanda Montoni.
Meet the Review Team
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A proud SAG-AFTRA & AEA member, Nicole has worked for The Huntington Theatre, Delvena Theatre, Gloucester Stage Company and Wellesley Summer Theatre as well as producing and directing with Catbox Cabaret and le black Kat theatre. A graduate of the Actor Studio Drama School and Emerson College, she is the author of the children's book Iggy the Snake. Her new short play The Other Woman debuts in Boston Autumn 2025.
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Tony Marinelli is an actor, playwright, director, arts administrator, and now critic. He received his B.A. and almost finished an MFA from Brooklyn College in the golden era when Benito Ortolani, Howard Becknell, Rebecca Cunningham, Gordon Rogoff, Marge Linney, Bill Prosser, Sam Leiter, Elinor Renfield, and Glenn Loney numbered amongst his esteemed professors. His plays I find myself here, Be That Guy (A Cat and Two Men), and …and then I meowed have been produced by Ryan Repertory Company, one of Brooklyn’s few resident theatre companies.
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Amanda Montoni is a professional hat-wearer. One of those hats is, yes, you guessed it, Writer. She has had her short stories, poetry, and children's books published by multiple companies. Her plays have premiered both on stage and in podcast form. Her poetry collection, Thoughts While Singing, was the creative spark for her podcast, The Sweet Madness Podcast, where she interviews fellow theater lovers, poets, and writers as well as any other guests that bring sweetness to the world. Theatre has always been her lifeline, so when she jumped from Actor/Choreogrpaher/Director to Reviewer, she could not have been more thrilled to see her worlds come together.
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Niranjani Reddi (she/they) is a playwright, actor, and producer based in NYC . Previous credits include: Shiv's Project (Priyanka), Seeking Fair and Lovely : Rishtas and Rasas at The Tank (Playwright and Producer), Alley Between the Houses (Zera), While We Wait (Grace), Whippoorwill Calls (Director). She’s extremely passionate about all things related to Indian and Indian-American representation within the Western performing arts space. She works to center these stories in her own work, whether it’s in plays she’s written, or projects she’s acted in. She’s incredibly excited to continue building a community of artists based in and around NYC, who are interested in engaging with the same kind of work she is.
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Marcina Zaccaria has written and edited profiles for Howl Round, based at Emerson College, and has held temporary positions at Conde Nast and Rodale Publishing. Marcina is the Theatre and Opera Editor at The Theatre Times, and her clips can be found online. She has covered theatrical productions for The Brooklyn Rail and TheaterPizzazz.com. She currently enjoys handling editing and layout for Bio Books for professionals at a NY based non-profit organization, and previously worked at EdLab at Columbia University, editing articles for Teachers College Record and the New Learning Times.
As a Dramatist, Marcina Zaccaria has written Village, My Home, performed at the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City. Marcina's One Act play, All About Image, was performed at the Broadway Bound Festival on Theatre Row. She has read applications and coordinated rehearsal space for the LIT Space Grant Residency Program and participated at the Catwalk Artist Residency where she wrote The Incalculable Present. A member of the League Of Professional Theatre Women, she was the Co-Chair of Julia's Reading Room where she enjoyed a virtual reading of her play, Love, the TV, and Me.
Marcina Zaccaria received her undergraduate degree from Tisch School of the Arts, and holds an MFA from Columbia University.
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Award-winning multidisciplinary theatre professional with a distinguished reputation for crafting groundbreaking performances. Renowned for her work on stage, innovative movement direction, and international experience, she is dedicated to creating transformative art that captivates audiences and fosters cultural enrichment.
