LaBute New Theater Festival 2019
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LaBute New Theater Festival 2019
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LaBute New Theater Festival 2019 NYC Reviews and Tickets

76%
(108 Ratings)
Positive
84%
Mixed
11%
Negative
5%
Members say
Thought-provoking, Great acting, Edgy, Intelligent, Relevant

About the Show

St. Louis's one-act festival returns to New York with a new lineup featuring three premier one-acts by Neil LaBute: "Unlikely Japan," "Great Negro Works of Art," and "The Fourth Reich."

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Show-Score Member Reviews (108)

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272 Reviews | 57 Followers
77
Provocative, demanding, acutely written

See it if Writing that unsettles but challenges your mind and preconceptions performed by excellent actors is for you. Nothing comfortable here

Don't see it if You want easy answers and an night of familiar persona. You will get mad, feel sad, laugh, think. Read more

255 Reviews | 13 Followers
76
Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Great acting, Ambitious, Edgy

See it if You enjoy 3 short plays about relevant thought provoking topics which aren’t connected to each other.

Don't see it if You prefer an evening with a single threaded play and characters or you prefer musicals.

154 Reviews | 20 Followers
76
Great acting, Intense, Relevant, Thought-provoking

See it if you enjoy one-act plays that are intended to make one think and/or uncomfortable. Also, if you like "natural" dialogue (monologue?).

Don't see it if you become discomfited by sort of pro-Nazi talk or "subtle-ish" racism. People walked out of both the 1st & 2nd pieces.

159 Reviews | 20 Followers
75
Clever, Quirky, Interesting pieces/ 3 one act plays

See it if you like short but poignant plays with minimal staging.

Don't see it if you like flashy big budget shows.

114 Reviews | 26 Followers
75
Provocative, Thought-provoking, Edgy, Relevant, Absorbing

See it if you are a fan of Neil Labute's writing or of edgy, funny one-act plays.

Don't see it if you don't like the "short story" format or drama that can be uncomfortable and possibly make you squirm a little. Read more

458 Reviews | 101 Followers
75
Very happy to see labute back on nyc stage, Absorbing, Ambitious, Great writing, Great acting

See it if You like this remarkable playwright. You want to think. want to cringe. Want to feel "Oh my...did she SAY that?". No free laughs here.

Don't see it if You dont like Labute. You want a big production. You dont have patience to wait for the foot in mouth inevitability. Read more

165 Reviews | 34 Followers
75
Absorbing, Funny, Edgy, Great writing

See it if You will enjoy three short, very different pieces all dealing with how people perceive and treat, or mistreat, others.

Don't see it if Monologues and non-linear conversation annoy or bore you. Read more

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506 Reviews | 1009 Followers
75
Absorbing, Great acting, Intelligent, Intense

See it if Partner upset with the Hitler one act 75 is our Ave. Great acting by all four performers. All 3 fascinating topics Typical of the writer

Don't see it if Ask yourself i f you like his previous work. Two of the one acts are solos, the other a duet. If you do not like 1st row, take Row F 4th row

Critic Reviews (19)