The Awake – Location, Tickets, Reviews
In The Awake nightmares mix with reality: Nate is kidnapped, interrogated and forced to start life anew; Gabrielle, a foreign actress, catches fire and then finds herself serving as a housewife in America; and Malcolm floats on a bed in a flooded world only to awake at his mother’s bedside where she is in a coma. Ultimately, these three strangers realize they are all connected to the same mysterious corporation, as are their nightmares and realities.
The long opening sequence, where these three characters simultaneously unravel their personal horrors, is so intense it leaves viewers exhausted, gasping for air. Things improve significantly further on, as the actual plot unfolds. This play is as hectic as it sounds with complicated monologues that throw the audience back and forth between fact and fiction, accompanied by elaborate light and sound effects.
30 Rock fans may recognize the actor Maulik Pancholy. He and the other actors are excellent, although one should not attend expecting to see any hint of Maulik’s 30 Rock character, Jonathan the assistant. The Awake is unnerving and disconcerting, as the grim theme demands.
LOCATION
59E59 Theaters
59 East 59th Street, New York City
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RUNNING TIME
1 hour 30 minutes, no intermission
TICKETS
Regular tickets: $18 (click here for tickets)
Discount tickets: $16 with discount code MEET59 (click here for discount tickets)
DATES
Performances through September 8
REVIEWS
Blog Critics
Melodramatic? To a degree. But tastefully so, and also innovative, well-conceived, well-played, compelling, and highly recommended.
Manhattan with a Twist
Should you desire an unconventional and thought provoking evening in theatre, go see The Awake.
CAST & CREW
(partial list)
Written by Ken Urban
Directed by Adam Fitzgerald
Featuring Jeff Biehl, Jocelyn Kuritsky, Dee Nelson, Maulik Pancholy, Andy Phelan, Lori Prince, Miranda Jackel