Scott Silven Connects His Guests to Each Other, Magically by Barry David Horwitz Scott Silven, a consummate storyteller and performance artist, artfully connects an elegant dinner, mind-bending illusions, and 28 strangers in new and wonderful ways. As he walks around the candlelit banquet table, he seems to know each of his guests, and he…
James Ijames Ships Black Myths to Hell by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz One after the other, we meet four intriguing, intelligent, young black men, ranging from age 15 to 30, each likely killed by police. Ejected out of big pipes or down a towering white slide, they don’t know why they…
Christina Gorman Probes Whistleblower & Wife by Barry David Horwitz Christina Gorman’s political thriller depicts the intriguing case of a couple who each want to “do the right thing.” We begin to wonder if their marriage can outlast the siege of discovering #MyWifeIsAWhistleBlower. For an intense 70 minutes, Gary Graves’ sharply focused lighting shows…
Tennessee Williams Gets A Smart Stanley & Trans-Blanche by Barry David Horwitz In a storefront theater in Brooklyn, Stanley Kowalski charges in with a roar of “STEEEELLLLAAAA!” that echoes from decades past. Max Carpenter is a down-to-earth Stanley and yet, superhuman in the great role. Carpenter’s Stanley has his feet on the ground—he is…