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the reviews
The Boy from Bantay
In this richly woven solo performance, Jeremy Rafal charts a journey not merely across geography—from the sun-drenched provinces of the Philippines to the electrifying sprawl of New York City—but across identity, ambition, and the resilience of the human spirit. Here’s our review of The Boy from Bantay!
Tempestuous
“As a lover of Shakespeare’s The Tempest since I first read it in high school, I would have never guessed it could be retold in a secluded lake-side cabin in Appalachia. Even more than that, I would have never expected it to be a musical,” writes our reviewer Niranjani Reddi. Check it out!
Pete and Me
Graham Kay's Pete and Me is a riotously exaggerated confessional delivered with just enough sincerity to crack your heart. It’s absurd. It’s dark. It’s affectionate. And above all—it’s ferociously funny. Read our review here!
Saloon Girls
The true interest of Saloon Girls by the writing team of August Kiss Fegley, Alison Newton and Katie Kunkel, lies not in story, but in tone, texture, and tableau. Read our review by Toni Marinelli here!
STEVE BURNS ALIVE
In his one-man-show, Steve Burns: Alive, Steve Burns brings what we all dismiss to the surface: the impact of the internet blurring the lines of truth vs. fact. This Nickelodeon staple goes beyond the world of Blue's Clues, and connects directly to our our hearts and minds.
Who We Become: One Act Plays By Lanford Wilson
Who We Become, in presenting a triptych of Lanford Wilson’s lesser-known one-acts, offers a rare and invigorating immersion into the quieter corners of his oeuvre—an invitation not merely to revisit a master’s voice, but to re-encounter it with fresh ears attuned to its emotional intricacy, formal daring, and ever-relevant human truths.
Transgression
Transgression, written by Terry Curtis Fox, is spectacular. Smart, funny, shocking, disturbing – intermission chatter was speculating about relationships and how much each character truly knew. Check out our review!
Sacco & Vanzetti Are Dead!
Joey DeFilippis and Matthew Ferrara not only wrote this sharp comedic allegory about the treatment of immigrants and the “othering” of minority Americans, but they also embody Sacco and Vanzetti with captivating energy. Check out our review of Sacco & Vanzetti Are Dead!
Okay, bye!
What unfolds in Ok, bye! is not simply a performance, but a living, breathing act of radical truth-telling, carved with humor and heartbreak from the everyday ruins of rejection. Here’s our review written by Tony Marinelli.
Peter Doyle’s Incredible Head
Peter Doyle has a disembodied head in his apartment. He doesn’t know where it came from. He doesn’t know when it arrived. It is there, and very much alive. The head doesn’t know where it came from either. Check out our review of Peter Doye's Incredible Head.
Out of Order
Can improv be cohesive? Absolutely. Think Whose Line Is It Anyway?—structured, comedic, sincere. That’s what Carl Holden delivers here in Out of Order.
NEC SPE (THE LAST CONFESSION OF THE BRUTE PAINTER CARAVAGGIO)
Sara Fellini’s pen is wickedly sharp and luminously sensitive, offering a portrayal of the artist that is at once unflinching and darkly ecstatic. Here’s our review of NEC SPE (The Las Confession of the Brute Painter Caravaggio).
David and Katie Get Remarried
David & Katie Get Remarried, written and performed by David Carl & Katie Hartman, is a glorious train wreck. Schadenfreude doesn't begin to explain it. Check out our review by Nicole Jesson!
A LETTER TO LYNDON B. JOHNSON OR GOD: WHOEVER READS THIS FIRST
A Letter to Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First is a piece so brimming with theatrical mischief and nostalgic Americana that one feels less an audience member and more a willing time-traveler. Check out our review!
MANIFEST DESTINY
In Manifest Destiny, playwright Manuel Ortiz exhumes a phantom—one cloaked not in the garb of Shakespearean melancholy, but in the bloody regalia of imperial arrogance masquerading as righteous deliverance. Here’s our review by Tony Marinelli.
The Adventures of Pussy Jones
What would result if AI wrote a play? Well, this is the result of a playwright imagining AI’s writing skills. Gab Cody presents The Adventures of Pussy Jones. Check out our review!
Prosperous fools
Prosperous Fools is a glorious mess: bloated, brilliant, self-indulgent, and searingly funny. It’s also vital. Here’s our review written by Tony Marinelli.
At the barricades
At the Barricades doesn’t ask you to sit back and watch. It asks you, like the characters: You’re here now—what are you going to do? Check out our review by Malini Singh McDonald.
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.