"Not all of the art-making succeeds in Les Waters’s uneven production at the Public, but every actor is one you’ll want to see again, and that is a large part of the point. So is the potent sense of worldviews and experiences that the American stage has generally ignored. 'My Documentary' is a beautiful piece of writing...'Ball in the Air': The monologue is all confusion, written in short chunks that seem to come from three different strands of narrative that aren’t so much braided together as stacked on top of one another."
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"4/5 stars...At two and a half hours long in total, most of these monologues could have benefited from stricter editing, but ― memento mori: each performer is over 60 years old. Though time is the one thing we cannot replace, after listening to each character speak, I felt that their earned wisdom might spare me future pain...But even when the playwrights’ choices were exasperating, I was always grateful to 'Out of Time' for reminding me that life is fleeting ―and not just my own."
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"Not only does it feature five new monologues written by Asian American playwrights, but all five give Asian American actors over the age of 60 the kind of acting showcase they aren't normally afforded. If only the short plays themselves were as worthwhile as the concept binding them together...Regardless of how variable its material is though, 'Out of Time' does at least boast the spectacle of some of our most underappreciated Asian American stage performers working in top form. And director Les Waters's affection for this ensemble is apparent in the production surrounding them."
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This is a baggy, shapeless collection of monologues featuring Asian American playwrights and performers linked, tenuously, by themes of aging and loss. There may indeed be an engaging and moving production inside this ill-focused offering, which clocks in at a lengthy two-and-a-half hours; at the moment, however, it is hard to discern.
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"With the exception of the very first piece, the whole evening comes off as less of a fully realized collection than an exercise in the art of the monologue. Despite gathering some very fine actors, director Les Waters, who is credited as well with conceiving the evening, has not found a way to connect the dots."
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"4/5 stars...This review’s matter-of fact opening tone is intended as a lead-in to the accumulative effect the five monologues gather as they’re superbly performed and immaculately directed. Put succinctly, the 'Out of Time' whole ultimately exceeds the sum of its parts...The mostly grim speeches were engaging without sticking to the memory as a strong dramatic plot does."
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"The National Asian American Theatre Co. (NAATCO) commissioned five playwrights to create monologues for a cast of Asian Americans over the age of 60. 'Out of Time' is the title of this noble endeavor; the pandemic, aging and mortality are the common themes. The opening piece is the most accomplished."
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"The production is a vital offering that presents the distinctive and powerful voices of Asian Americans over the age of sixty in five newly minted solo works by award-winning Asian-American playwrights...This vibrantly hued mosaic is brought together with the unique lyricism of four women and one man and brought to life by the superb acting ensemble...'Out of Time' is an amazing evening at the Public."
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