February 4 was opening night for Jordan Harrison's The Antiquities Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons, a co-production with Vineyard Theatre and Goodman Theatre—and the reviews are in. See what critics have to say about the new work below.
Previews began January 11, and the run will continue through February 23, with a Chicago bow at the Goodman to follow May 3–June 1. David Cromer and Caitlin Sullivan are co-directing.
The cast for the New York production features Cindy Cheung (Log Cabin) as Woman 3, Marchánt Davis (Good Night, Oscar) as Man 2, Layan Elwazani (The Band’s Visit) as Woman 4, Andrew Garman (The Christians) as Man 3, Aria Shahghasemi (Prayer for the French Republic) as Man 1, Kristen Sieh (The Band’s Visit) as Woman 1, Ryan Spahn (Jordans) as Man 4, Julius Rinzel (A Beautiful Voice) as Boy, and Amelia Workman (American Son) as Woman 2.
The play is set at the Museum of Late Human Antiquities, where the curators are fiercely committed to bringing a lost civilization to life again: What were humans really like? What did they wear, what did they eat, how did they die out?
Read the reviews below.
CitiTour NYC (Brian Scott Lipton)
New York Stage Review (Frank Scheck, Roma Torre)
New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)
New York Theatre Guide (Joe Dziemianowicz)
The New York Times (Jesse Green)*
TheaterMania (Zachary Stewart)
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The production also features scenic design by Paul Steinberg, costume design by Brenda Abbandandolo, lighting design by Tyler Micoleau, sound design by Christopher Darbassie, wig and hair design by Leah Loukas, and dramaturgy by Sarah Lunnie with Jeremy Chernick as the SFX consultant. Erin Gioia Albrecht is the stage manager.
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