159 stories by "Mason Pilevsky"
Bughouse " 06 March 2026 More performance art than traditional theatrical production, Bughouse lets the audience into the mind of reclusive artist Henry Darger (John Kelly), who worked as a …
Cold War Choir Practice " 05 March 2026 Layered gravitas and eerie harmonies weave together to form Cold War Choir Practice, a story of questioning what it means to be a friend, an ally, and…
Night Side Songs " 26 February 2026 When I try to describe the experience of Night Side Songs, words fail me. Like all good theatre, it has many moving parts. Night Side Songs is part perfor…
Bigfoot! " 28 February 2026 My surprise favorite new musical thus far this season, Bigfoot!, is filled with comedic charm. Rooted in real life stories of corruption and greed, Bigfoot! imagi…
Mother Russia " 25 February 2026 The engaging theatrical experience that is Mother Russia leans into the contradictions of the serious playfulness of Russian culture. Steeped in physical com…
Chinese Republicans " 24 February 2026 Chinese Republicans follows four Chinese women who work at a law firm and are members of a relatively new affinity group that meets regularly to dis…
Beneath the Ice of the Vistula " 18 February 2026 How different can two people possibly be? Beneath the Ice of the Vistula examines a polarizing time in Warsaw when society was beginning to …
The Waterfall " 13 February 2026 Striking at the heart of the purpose of gender, The Waterfall explores the conflict between what a woman can be biologically and what a woman might want for …
The Monsters " 07 February 2026 The Monsters depicts two (half) siblings who were abused by their father and grow up to be professional wrestlers. Big (Okieriete Onaodowan) is the older brot…
Making a Show of Myself " 06 February 2026 So much of Broadway today is about spectacle, and with shortening attention spans due to availability of technology, it was bold of Irish Repertory…
Hans Litten: The Jew Who Cross-Examined Hitler " 01 February 2026 There is a line early on in Hans Litten: The Jew Who Cross-Examined Hitler in which Hans (Daniel Yaiullo) laughs at his fath…
Retraction " 31 January 2026 Retraction tells an interesting and timely story about the importance of due diligence when publishing writing through the lens of a reporter examining sexual as…
Ulysses " 24 January 2026 Elevator Repair Service breathes new life into James Joyce's Ulysses in their latest production at the Public Theater. An (almost) full reading of the novel, Ul…
Data " 22 January 2026 Set in the not too distant future, a highly plausible possibility surfaces of a software engineering company. Packed with ethical questions, Data brings forth a story …
The Visitors " 23 January 2026 On the brink of Australia's colonization, six elders and one young representative meet to discuss what is to be done about the ships they see on their horizon.…
The Bookstore " 16 January 2026 A look inside the lives of those whom society dubs "real readers", The Bookstore depicts the tale of four people whose lives center around their voracio…
Dreamscape " 10 January 2026 Dreamscape creatively tells the story of Tyisha Miller through a character named Myeisha (Natali Micciche), a nineteen year old girl who was obtained twelve guns…
Bug " 03 January 2026 Tracy Letts's brilliant psychological thriller Bug explores the intensity of loneliness and how easily someone experiencing it will lie to themselves if presented with …
2025 had a lot of incredible theatre. In keeping with tradition, here are some reflections! Happy New Year! SHOW THAT MADE ME LAUGH THE HARDEST Angry Alan SHOW THAT MADE ME CRY THE MOST Cult…
Tartuffe [House of the Redeemer, 27 October 2025] ; Tartuffe [New York Theatre Workshop, 20 December 2025] New York City had the distinct pleasure of being visited by two productions of Moli…
It's a Wonderful Life! " 21 December 2025 Irish Repertory Theatre is a buzz with holiday light in its festive radio play presentation of It's a Wonderful Life!. Â Featuring laughter, song,…
Tartuffe [New York Theatre Workshop] " 20 December 2025 Moliere would have been pleased with New York Theatre Workshop's Tartuffe. With a cast of NYC theatre royalty of every genre…
Night Stories " 18 December 2025 Night Stories, presented by the Congress for Jewish Culture, took four stories by Avrom Sutzkever and brought them to life on stage. Spoken in Yiddish with p…
Picnic at Hanging Rock " 19 December 2025 While this season on Broadway is offering a smattering of low stakes, light new musicals, Off-Broadway musicals like Picnic at Hanging Rock ar…
Predictor " 12 December 2025 Bitingly comedic and strikingly witty, Predictor tells the story of home pregnancy test patenter Meg Crane, who fought hard for her contributions because n…
