Wooster Group’s “A Pink Chair” Baffles

KenderTheater (‪@KenderTheater‬)

5/30/18, 10:19 PM

"A Pink Chair" ‪@TheWoosterGroup‬ plays like a fever dream that, like most fever dreams, made little rational sense to me. While the show's actors are committed and the sound design is awesome, watching this show felt like lots of sound & fury signifying nothing.  The Wooster Group's deconstructive methods are typically hit or miss for me, and this one goes into the miss column.

“Boys In The Band” Is A Mixed Bag

KenderTheater (‪@KenderTheater‬)

5/30/18, 6:16 PM

While there are admirable elements in the Broadway revival of "The Boys in The Band," the acting and the play itself are uneven in quality.  Joe Mantello's direction effectively mines the play's humor in the play's first half, but the pacing and pathos in the second half feel off-kilter and unconvincing.   The fault here lies in the play itself, not the direction.  Still, as a historical theatrical artifact, I am glad I saw this production notwithstanding the reality that the resonance of the play has not aged well.