“All My Children” at FringeNYC 2014 at The White Box at 440 Studios (Closes on Sunday August 24, 2014)
“All My Children” at FringeNYC 2014 at The White Box at 440 Studios (Closes on Sunday August 24, 2014) Written and Performed by Courtenay Raia Directed by Martha Demson Reviewed by David Roberts Theatre Reviews Limited
After being trampled by someone who had something to do with “All My Children” at the White Box at 440 Studios, we waited on line for an eternity to enter the theatre. Apparently, although this was not playwright-performer Courtenay Raia’s first FringeNYC2014 performance, she was experiencing technical problems. The woman who trampled us scampered about from theatre to rest room to theatre to lobby whimpering, “Just another minute.” Mystery solved – I think this was the director!
Although our instincts warned us to take flight down the same stairs upon which we were trampled, we stayed and entered the theatre where being trampled gave way to being abused by what is perhaps the worst piece of theatre we ever experienced. Ms. Raia’s endless rant - as lecturer Dr. Courtenay Grean - about the virtues of freezing ones babies is tasteless, offensive, and meaningless. The script is beyond awful, the performance more of the beyond awful, and the direction – well you have heard about her earlier. How this mess got into the FringeNYC 2014 lineup will remain a mystery.
After an hour of what was supposed to be a 52 minute performance, “3 months later” flashed on the screen and two patrons in front of us seized the day and ran from their seats. We followed and fled down the steps onto Lafayette Avenue hoping somehow to forget what we had just seen.
ALL MY CHILDREN
“All My Children” is presented by Mad Academy in Association with The Present Company (Elena K. Holy, Producing Artistic Director). Directed by Martha Demson.
For performance schedule, ticketing information and more information about the presenting company, please visit www.FringeNYC.org. For mobile ticketing, please visit www.FringeonTheFly.com. The running time is posted at 52 minutes with no intermission.
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