Give Your Cuddle Hormones a Boost at “The Rude Awakening”
Before you’re allowed to enter “The Rude Awakening,” you have to complete a short “homework assignment”: write down a question about sex,...
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Christopher Popple
Oct 3, 2019
“The Tall Boy” is a Tale of Post-War Disillusionment
Returning to United Solo for its tenth anniversary season, Best Adaptation award winner “The Tall Boy” elevates Kay Boyle’s short story...
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James Bartholomew
Oct 2, 2019
“Move on the Cha-Cha’s” Dances the Night Away
No one knows how to work a crowd quite like Diane Ripstein, the writer and performer of “Move on the Cha‑Cha’s.” From the moment she...
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Melanie Weir
Oct 2, 2019
“Spectacular Falls” is a Shot of Motherly Advice Set to Fun Music
How many different kinds of “falls” do we go through in life? That is the question that Anita Hollander asks, and attempts to answer, in...
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Patricia Contino
Oct 1, 2019
Timely and Powerful Lessons in “First by Faith: The Life of Mary McLeod Bethune”
Teachers teach, even when the KKK comes to burn down your school. That is among the many lessons this master teacher imparts to her...
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Matt D'Silva
Oct 1, 2019
“Almost 13” is a Glimpse Into the Life of 1960s Brooklyn
Walking into a theater that is bursting with an audience eagerly awaiting the performance to start is a very good sign. Overhearing one...
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Joshua Melendez
Oct 1, 2019
A Comic Tale of Identity and Ambition in “3 Men”
In a small black box theatre, center stage, three bar stools are neatly stacked, one on top of the other. Downstage right, a picture...
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Cynthia Darling
Sep 30, 2019
Reaching Past Darkness in “Inheritance: A Litany”
Opening this year’s tenth anniversary season of the United Solo Theatre Festival, Janis Brenner’s profound “Inheritance: A Litany” deftly...
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Alex Miller
Sep 30, 2019
A Riotous Italian‑American Feast in “Blood Type: Ragu”
We are greeted by a black wall with pictures of daisies on it. Rosemary Clooney’s “Mambo Italiano” plays, and I and my fellow audience...
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Danielle Crean
Sep 30, 2019
David Bowie is the Soundtrack of a Lifetime in “Moonage Daydream”
Using music to mark specific events in one’s life is a lovely and creative way to tell a story. In “Moonage Daydream,” Mary Monahan shows...
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Austin Kaiser
Sep 29, 2019
A Comic Journey Through Infertility in “Inconceivable”
The first thing Meirav Zur did was ask the audience for synonyms for the word “vagina.” “Cooter,” someone called out. “Whooha.” “Taco.”...
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Molly Shimko
Sep 29, 2019
A Journey Through Goethe’s Faust in “Beat the Devil!”
The lofty goal of condensing the tale of Goethe’s “Faust” into one roughly 90‑minute production is no small task, as Glen Williamson...
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Peter Foy
Sep 29, 2019
“The Bark and the Tree” is a Transgressive and Personal Documentary Play
Vivian Nesbitt’s one‑woman show, “The Bark and the Tree,” won the award for Best Documentary Play when it premiered at United Solo back...
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Alex Miller
Sep 5, 2019
“Maker of Worlds” is an Uneven Satire of the Gods
In a small black box theater, the floor, walls, and ceiling set the stage before our performer ever does. The deep black everything gives...
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James Bartholomew
Aug 21, 2019
A Relationship on the Rocks in “Message in a Bottle”
At the end of “Message in a Bottle,” writer and performer Michelle Drozdick reassures her audience that the story they’ve just seen is...
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Alex Miller
Jul 10, 2019
“We’re Only Alive For a Short Amount of Time” is an Everlasting Masterpiece
A small black stage is basked in a single beam of calming light. Its current inhabitants are a microphone and a stool. But then, there is...
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Cynthia Darling
Jun 12, 2019
“I’m Just Kidneying”: Tales of Heroic Love, Gigantic Farts, and Unlikely Connection
Amanda Nicastro has a story to share, and it’s a tale often reserved for doctors’ charts or intimate conversations between family members...
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Alex Miller
Jun 5, 2019
“Twisted Melodies” Make for Heavenly Music
The first thing you notice about the world‑famous Apollo Theater is the palatial neo‑Classical design of the proscenium facing the lower...
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Cynthia Darling
Jun 5, 2019
“Nothing Here Is Real”: Equal Parts Sophistication and Down-to-Earth Warmth
Just down the stairs inside the new Upper West Side restaurant, the Oxbow Tavern, awaits a theater of velvet Victorian couches and...
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Kia Standard
May 25, 2019
Finding Magic in “The Pink Unicorn”
According to Wikipedia, the unicorn is a wild creature, a symbol of purity and grace. Its horn has the power to render poisoned water...
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