The Collector NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (10)
See it if Well-acted and staged, captures the mind-set of a predator who regards the female as an object; terrifying in view of the coming election
Don't see it if you as man or woman have ever been abused psychologically
See it if you enjoy a dark psychological drama, suspense, a show building to a climax
Don't see it if don't enjoy a psychological thriller, are offended by profanity and sexual scenes, prefer happy endings. Read more
See it if You want to be drawn into a sickening psychological battle with unexpected twists and turns. A terrifying experience.
Don't see it if This is a deep play but very dark. It left me spiritually drained. The characters are unforgettable.
See it if you can think outside the box
Don't see it if you cant think outside the box
See it if you want to see a show full of suspense and two terrific entralling characters.
Don't see it if you despise crime shows or thrillers.
See it if "Matt de Rogatis plays Clegg, a bland but ultimately chilling sociopath, with shrewdness"
Don't see it if You don't like small, intense stories
See it if You want to see the most powerful, mesmerizing play in town ! A black box theatre with just 3 rows of seats, you are in the action ! See it
Don't see it if You can't deal with situations of certain violence. This play will positively make you feel claustrophobic as it does the fine actress in it Read more
See it if like psychological thrillers, captivity and terror. Because it's such a small room you feel less like an observer-more like your part of it.
Don't see it if you don't like kidnapping and the terror it engenders, or if abuse and confinement are not tolerable.
Critic Reviews (11)
"Excellent staging by director, Lisa Milinazzo...De Rogatis' excellent portrayal of Frederick Clegg is unsettling especially when the character discusses his twisted logic. Geurts is outstanding as Emily, who uses every conceivable coping mechanism to deal with her horrific situation...'The Collector' depicts a rare view of a twisted individual and his unfortunate victim. It is an intense, captivating play that will keep you on the edge of your seat."
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"Ends up being little more than a B thriller with a notably sour tang and a tragic ending that makes the entire enterprise into something of an ordeal for the audience. This is nothing against the hardworking cast of two...Overall, director Lisa Milinazzo's handling of the actors is one of the production's strengths...One may well wonder what possessed anyone to turn it into a play."
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"Once the deed is done, once the line is crossed, how can there be any turning back? That's the question being raised and also the underlying problem with the unrelentingly creepy production...This is no Gothic romance like 'Phantom of the Opera'...Instead, it is an unwavering and consistently bleak danse macabre...Thanks to the richly realized performances...'The Collector' succeeds all too well at making us feel we are being held hostage along with Miranda."
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"Despite excellent performances, this stage version of 'The Collector' is essentially two verbose and wearying hours...Geurts and de Rogatis have a great offbeat chemistry together that goes far in realizing this difficult material...Director Lisa Milizanno’s staging is as resourceful as possible...With all of its fine points, 'The Collector' is ultimately an inert experience due to its inherent structure and a missing spark."
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"The two immensely talented actors comprising the cast unleash the tense emotions of their characters into this small space, pulling the audience into the room with them as they battle in a war of the psyches...The strength in this piece comes from the actors who display intense, raw emotion in their characters, under the expert direction of Lisa Milinazzo...'The Collector' is a riveting production that will have you at the edge of your seats."
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"As the play unfolds under Milinazzo's careful but plodding direction, the pressure of the situation begins to taper off and the drama's pace slackens...Both actors are as adept as the surprisingly lethargic script lets them be...What should be a tense psychological thriller sags into an extended Halloween screech. With two class-conscious characters and their battle for power, this dragged-out stage version of 'The Collector' should be more terrifying than melodramatically creepy."
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"In Lisa Milinazzo’s tediously paced, surprisingly unengaging staging of Healy’s play...Frederick is made as plain as possible, with de Rogatis wearing grungy clothing, wire-rimmed glasses, and a scruffy beard...When the first act ended, my companion asked if it was okay to leave...He had my approval, of course, while I, like Miranda, was doomed to remain, pinned to my seat like those butterflies on the walls, loved but unloving in return."
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"Free us, I scribbled in my notebook sometime in that two and a half hours. Send help...Healy's 'The Collector' is a limp string of scenes...De Rogatis lacks the necessary charisma, losing command in the show's first moments. Far more competent is the glowing Geurts, who does more with her shaky material and surrounding production...She's not the first actress to be trapped like this. Thank god this time, she'll make it out."
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