Alma Baya
Alma Baya
Closed 1h 10m NYC: Midtown W
85% 11 reviews
85%
(11 Ratings)
Positive
91%
Mixed
9%
Negative
0%
Members say
Thought-provoking, Absorbing, Intelligent, Clever, Intense

A sci-fi drama that explores the limits of human compassion when threatened by outside forces. 

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Critic Reviews (6)

The New York Times
August 27th, 2021

"Edward Einhorn’s prismatic new sci-fi play...can be viewed as a metaphor for any number of current catastrophes, the pandemic and climate change among them."
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Lighting & Sound America
August 19th, 2021

"Alma Baya has the manner of absurdist drama but not the quickening sense of life underneath its surface. It feels like an exercise."
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TheaterScene.net
August 18th, 2021

"A worthy, well-written and resonant addition to the genre. It’s grounded in the eternal precepts of dramatic literature, conflicts among clashing characters."
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Front Mezz Junkies
August 19th, 2021

"An absurdist humanistic battle...The show is a strongly crafted dilemma, with stances easily taken, but never held firmly for very long. It plays with our brain, asking us to weight things against one another that would ultimately be quite difficult to judge, if we are being honest with one another."
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New York Theater
August 18th, 2021

A familiar science fiction set up, right down to the unisex silver lame uniforms…But the production also feels smartly tailor-made for the specific moment in which we are living.
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Stage Buddy
August 16th, 2021

"That's what makes Edward Einhorn's absurdist science fiction drama Alma Baya so impressive: it's nearly perfect...the play's many unknowns makes it engrossing, the sharp, often funny dialogue makes it a joy to watch. And there are enough twists and turns to keep things exciting. In other words, it's a masterpiece."
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