FringeNYC: Slaughterhouse-Five – Location, Tickets, Reviews
An adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s influential novel Slaughterhouse-Five, about a timid World War 2 veteran who is abducted by aliens and travels through time. This satirical and philosophical story is retold with the help of several multimedia devices: video projections, visual art, and audio recordings.
The quick transitions between the micro-scenes that compose the play can be confusing and the satire gets a little lost in this somber rendition, but the cast is quite good and the use of multimedia — always a risky choice — actually works well on the small stage at the newly re-named Celebration of Whimsy a/k/a the C.O.W f/k/a The Living Theatre.
LOCATION
The Celebration of Whimsy (the C.O.W)
21-A Clinton Street
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RUNNING TIME
1 hour 30 minutes, no intermission
TICKETS
$15 in advance, $18 at the door (click here for tickets)
DATES
Wednesday 8/14, 8:45pm
Saturday 8/17, 12pm
Tuesday 8/20, 6:45pm
REVIEWS
New York Times
It doesn’t have any of the power of Vonnegut’s book, seeming instead merely like a homage to it
NYTheatre
Sadly the choice of scenes paired with the overall soap opera-esque feeling of this production left me disappointed and confused.
CAST & CREW
(partial list)
Written by Daria Tavana
Based on a novel by Kurt Vonnegut
Directed by Jenny Beth Snyder
Featuring Jamie Effros, Rachel Berger, Anni Weisband, Christopher Travlos, Lena Hudson, Bruce Bluett, Zane Roberts, Quinn Coghlin, Dorothy James