Ivo van Hove’s “The Damned” at Park Avenue Armory
Visionary director Ivo van Hove has descended on the evocatively retro Park Avenue Armory with the...
Read MoreJack Wernick is a writer, director and educator. His plays have been presented at the New School for Drama, the Tank and Manhattan Rep, and by Naked Angels, the Midtown International Theatre Festival, the Strawberry One-Act Festival and the New York New Works Theatre Festival. He has been published in HowlRound and Time Out. He has a BA in Theatre from Antioch College.
Posted by Jack Wernick | 28th Jul 2018 | Belgium, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Visionary director Ivo van Hove has descended on the evocatively retro Park Avenue Armory with the...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 13th Jul 2018 | Festivals, New York, Review, United States of America
Downtown theater pioneer the New Ohio Theatre has emerged with its annual summer festival called...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 29th Jun 2018 | Devised Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America
Irondale Ensemble Project, a self-defined “think tank” in Brooklyn’s bustling Fort Greene nabe is...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 16th Jun 2018 | New York, Review, United States of America
Repertorio Español, New York’s preeminent venue for Spanish language theatre, continues its 50th...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 31st May 2018 | New York, Review, United States of America
The East Village Playhouse, a recently created storefront venue in a defunct music shop, is home...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 24th Feb 2018 | Immersive Theatre, New York, Review, Stage Combat, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
One of New York City’s most dynamic young theater companies makes a bold addition to its...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 29th Jan 2018 | New York, Review, Theatre and Dance, United States of America
New York-based experimental troupe Nature Theater of Oklahoma (NTO) teams up with Slovenia’s...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 4th Nov 2017 | New York, Review, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America
The Mecca Tales is an essential new work of theatre by emerging Chicago-based playwright Rohina...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 7th Aug 2017 | New York, Review, United States of America
Acclaimed playwright Dominique Morisseau makes an auspicious Lincoln Center debut with her new...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 31st Jul 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Age, United States of America
The Potomac Theatre Project (PTP) has descended on Atlantic Stage 2’s subterranean bunker of a...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 2nd Jul 2017 | Festivals, New York, Playwriting, Review
Ensemble Studio Theatre’s annual Marathon of One-Act Plays is in full swing this month in New...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 21st Jun 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Disability, United States of America
Cost of Living is a vital new play from Polish-American playwright Martyna Majok. Following an...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 16th Jun 2017 | Interview, New York, Playwriting, Theatre and Disability, United States of America
Martyna Majok is a young playwright whose new play, Cost of Living, has just opened in a Manhattan...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 2nd Jun 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
From the dimming lights at the top of the play to their final fade 90 minutes later, Building The...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 26th May 2017 | Interview, New York, Playwriting, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Robert Schenkkan first came to national prominence in 1992, when his epic play The Kentucky Cycle...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 17th Feb 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
In an inviting, Frank Lloyd Wright-designed venue, New Yorkers finally got a sampling of Champion,...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 17th Jan 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
There is no doubting the ambitions of Mata Hari, enjoying its world premiere at HERE, in New...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 9th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
Both postmodern tragedy and ageless love story, Lars von Trier’s 1996 film seemed inevitable...
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