All posts tagged Pretty Theft

(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Todd d’Amour, Marnie Schulenburg) A short but sweet little shout out from Flavorpill’s Patrice Contino – read it here, and then come see the show!

(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Cotton Wright, Candice Holdorf) Karen Tortora-Lee, a theatre blogger with neighborbee blog, has written a warm review that really engages with the twists and turns of the story. Read it here, and then come see the show!

(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Candice Holdorf, Todd d’Amour) A good review from Patrick Lee over at Just Shows To Go You appreciates both the collage structure and underlying sadness and danger of the play, as well as a call to action that all the movie producers reading this blog should heed. Read it here, and…

Chris Harcum’s review of Pretty Theft is out at nytheatre.com, and it’s a good one. I especially like how he connected with an unexpected moment of Suzy’s near the end of the play – a moment that has always been one of my favorites. Read it here, and then get your tickets here!

A great and heartfelt review from Anita Gates at the New York Times. I especially like that she identifies the choice Allegra makes in the middle of the play as a moment that crosses a line to cause serious consequences, and connects that to a later choice Marco makes. The more we’ve lived with the…

(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Cotton Wright, Brian Pracht, Lynn Kenny) A great interview with Pretty Theft director Angela Astle and playwright Adam Szymkowicz on the Broadway Bullet. Listen, and then get your tickets here!

(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Zack Robidas, Lynn Kenny, Brian Pracht) A great review from Jon Sobel, who writes for his own blog The Bagel and the Rat, as well as reviewing for Show Showdown and Blogcritics. I love that he felt the subtle fairy tale elements of the play, as well as catching the juxtaposition…

(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Maria Portman Kelly, Marnie Schulenburg) A great review from theatre artist Toby Thelin on his blog, Theatre Nights (&Daze). There’s nothing better than seeing someone genuinely moved by a performance right after the show – especially in the first week when you’re exhausted and doubting everything. Toby’s post-show reaction, and his…

(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Brian Pracht, Marnie Schulenburg) Playwright and actor Zack Calhoon wins the race as the first review out for Pretty Theft! As always, he has some interesting insights, especially into the structure of the play. Read it here.

As a bonus for readers of this blog, we’ll be posting cut scenes from Pretty Theft, our production opening this week. Allegra and Suzy are two teenage girls running away from all sorts of things, and growing uneasily closer in the uncomfortable quarters of the car. Adam kept the dialogue, but cut the short monologues…