61 stories by "Brittany Crowell"
"Book of Travelers" is an album of beautifully poetic songs inspired by the sights seen, people met, and personal history explored on one man's train journey. That said, the staged prese…
In The Roommate, a Bronx woman looking to escape her nefarious past heads to Iowa where she rooms with a Midwestern woman living alone after her marriage ends and her son relocates to the bi…
See What I Wanna See by Out of the Box Theatrics is a well-crafted, beautifully and emotionally performed revival which breathes new and revitalized life into a 20 year old piece: the first …
A full-body celebration of telling stories, being vulnerable, and (very loosely) Illinois making some noise right now at the St. James Theatre. Â
I had the pleasure of witnessing a night full of understudies who really stepped up to the plate. Gianna Harris stepped into the role of Ali and brought such gumption, brightness and joy…
Jordans presents a worthy perspective with lots to unpack. How do we unlock the door and let ourselves out of the complex? The play doesn't have solutions to offer, though it creativ…
A piece of documentary theater that combines perfect portions of fact, statistics, politics, and emotion; Grenfelll: In the Words of Survivors bakes up a well-seasoned call to action; enligh…
The Leading Ladies Club is a great idea with a fabulous wrapper, but a bit of a mess in the middle. Â
House of Telescopes is a beautiful piece, wonderfully designed and fabulously performed and crafted. Filled to the brim with questions and experiences around trans identity, it is univer…
I enjoyed the smart script and intelligent jokes as well as some of the slapstick moments and highly energized performances, but felt that the show lingered far too long and could have used …
I left the piece wishing for more, wanting the characters to grow or change from their experience, to learn something. I appreciated Chowdhury's desire to provide the audience screenshot…
TERCE is a ritual which the audience is invited into. It's an evolving and growing practice that believe that, through the rigor and work of asking the same question each day in an earnest a…
School Pictures is at once entertaining, educational, thought provoking, vulnerable, hilarious, sentimental, and heart-warming. It reaches you on an extremely human level, and on a polit…
Translation's message rings true on both a personal and a more global level. It explores how we connect with each other and what we choose to keep and value of myth, legend, history and cul…
The Gardens of Anuncia is a wonderfully magical and heartfelt piece. As Anuncia tends to her garden with soil and water and nourishment, she is also tending to the audience by refilling …
Daphne is a haunting tale of a love, nature, and the cost that often comes with truly escaping.
Lizard Boy is a modern fable about self-love and discovering the power that your weirdness can wield. It's a story that feels simple and child-like in theme, with laugh out loud charming…
The piece asks the artist, the thinker, the average Joe to consider what it would take to stop performing; to open yourself up to failure and try to create something for someone else - in do…
Brat Pack is a jam packed hour of fun. The June 12 show I attended was a revival of an earlier show in March and I hope that it becomes a more regular affair. I only wish I had gotte…
The Order of the Golden Scribe: Initiation Tea is the perfect way to spend an afternoon with a friend, a partner, a group of four, or even perhaps a competitive office outing looking to drin…
This play with music (written & directed by Colette Robert with music and lyrics by Dionne McClain-Freeney, co-produced by New Georges and The Movement Theatre Company), takes a good, ha…
The Thanksgiving Play is a comedic romp, one expertly crafted in a way that had even the white-skinned, white-haired audience of the Great White Way in hysterics for the full 85-minute plea …
According to the Chorus is an enjoyable night out at the theater for both those who love it, familiar with its intricacies and challenges, and for those who are discovering its complicated c…
A Gaga Guide to the Lower East Side is a really fun afternoon experience for folks interested in a walking tour of the lower east side, though less so for any who may be hoping for a theatri…
Prucencia Hart is a piece that charms in its simplicity, while packing a folky punch. As Prudencia searches for beauty (and begins to let her hair down), the tale of her undoing is one t…
