“The estimable John Douglas Thompson plays the vengeance-bent moneylender Shylock in the latest stab at Shakespeare’s troublesome Jew-baiting tragicomedy. Arin Arbus directs this coproduction of Theatre for a New Audience and Shakespeare Theatre Company, with a diverse company that includes Isabel Arraiza, Shirine Babb…
“John Douglas Thompson in The Merchant of Venice, One of the Most Anticipated Plays of 2022 Spring Theatre Season” –Helen Shaw, New York Magazine Read more from New York Magazine here.
“When thinking about Shakespeare and Black roles, Othello usually jumps to mind. But Theatre for a New Audience is doing something different with The Merchant of Venice, the Bard’s play about an ill-fated voyage and a macabre bit of collateral. John Douglas Thompson,…
★★★★ “Questioned about his odd last name, the antihero of Will Eno’s Gnit shrugs and replies, ‘It’s a typo…but we decided to just go with it.’ That no-big-deal energy is prevalent throughout Eno’s new play, whose characters grapple with the…
“GENUINELY HILARIOUS, the turns are unpredictable and the performers, especially the priceless Deborah Hedwall as Mother Gynt, Jordan Bellow as several different characters, and of course Joe Curnutte in the lead role, seem to effortlessly hit their cues… GNIT IS…
“Will Eno’s EXISTENTIAL COMEDY… is the story of a soul’s journey through life… A SATIRE ABOUT THE ABSURDITIES OF SELF-CONFIDENCE.” – New York Magazine Click here to read the full review for Gnit, by Will Eno directed by Oliver Butler,…
Offscript, American Theatre’s flagship podcast for a number of years, is back as a Facebook Live chat with the magazine’s editors and special guests as well as an audio podcast. This week the editors talk to playwright Will Eno (Middletown, Thom Pain, The Realistic Joneses) about…
October 19, 2021 On this episode, award-winning director Oliver Butler talks about the return of Will Eno’s Ibsen adaptation “Gnit.” After being shut down following just a handful of performances in March 2020, Oliver, playwright Will Eno, and a cast…
Gnit playwright Will Eno is participating in the Read More Plays Club from Concord Theatricals! This new reading club focuses on recognizing select Concord Theatricals plays as important works of literature. We hope that the Read More Plays Club will…
“Will Eno’s Gnit to Return to TFANA for 2021–2022 Season. The Off-Broadway company will also present a play by Alice Childress and a Shakespeare take directed by Arin Arbus.” —Playbill Click here to read more on our 2021–22 season from Playbill.