May Preview: Quiara Alegría Hudes, Duke Riley, Anaïs Mitchell, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
What we’re excited to see at the theater (and in a few cases outside the theater) in New York City in May:
Daphne’s Dive by Quiara Alegría Hudes at Signature Theater
The Town Hall Affair by The Wooster Group at The Performing Garage
Fly By Night by Duke Riley at Brooklyn Navy Yard (Referenced on the episode, 2,000 Pigeons Will Put on a Light Show in Brooklyn, New York Times, April 28, 2016)
Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell at New York Theatre Workshop
Vine of the Dead by Jim Findlay at The Invisible Dog
Friend Art by Sofia Alvarez at Second Stage Uptown (Referenced on the episode, an interview with Fernanda Coppel on Maxamoo)
This Time by Sevan K. Greene at The Sheen Center
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER! #montage by Wax Factory at 3 Legged Dog (Referenced on the episode, Jeremy’s article Studies in Chekhov: Revealing Process with WaxFactory’s PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!, The Brooklyn Rail, May 3, 2016)
Port Cities by Talya Chalef at Pier 11 and The Waterfront Museum Barge
War by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at LCT3 (NOTE: This section includes spoilers of past BJJ plays. Lindsay was going to edit them out but upon listening to the recording thought the references were sufficiently vague. However, we’ve been reprimanded so please listen with caution.)
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