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The Red Letter Plays: In the Blood

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Signature Theatre presents Pulitzer winner Suzan-Lori Parks' modern-day riff on 'The Scarlet Letter,' in which a penniless mother of five is condemned by the men who love her. Featuring Tony nominee Saycon Sengbloh. More…

Produced together for the first time and running in rep, Parks' 'The Red Letter Plays: Fucking A & In the Blood' explode our ideas of love, society, sex, and power with wit and fearlessness. Hester turns to former lovers, friends, and the institutions meant to support her, only to be spurned by them all with devastating consequences. Directed by Obie winner Sarah Benson.

2h 0m | Already closed | Pershing Square Signature Center / The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre (Midtown W)
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Great acting, Absorbing, Great staging, Relevant, Great writing
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Absorbing, Edgy, Relevant, Thought-provoking

See it if you are interested in theater that strives to shed light on complex social issues such as the causes of intergenerational poverty.

Don't see it if you do not care for sexually-explicit and sometimes profane language used in service to the narrative.

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Indulgent, Slow, Ambitious

See it if Like somber political statements about women in poverty.

Don't see it if You want subtlety.

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Great writing, Great staging, Intense, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if Suzan-Lori Parks. nuff said

Don't see it if It's intense. Not for everyone.

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Critic Reviews (23)

Ben Brantley
September 17th, 2017
"A first-rate revival...Plays with theatrical traditions and the expectations that come with them...'The Red Letter Plays' allow us a chance to consider the extraordinary and elusive talent of Parks, a dramatist who seems to reinvent the form with every new offering...Benson reins in the hectorin...
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Raven Snook
September 17th, 2017
"Seizes you from the get-go...The play premiered in 1999, but now, with homelessness at record levels in NYC and a national backslide in women’s reproductive rights, it seems perhaps even more relevant. Its urgency is heightened by director Benson’s relentless pace and the ensemble cast’s unfette...
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Sara Holdren
September 17th, 2017
"Parks rages incisively, articulately, and sometimes even humorously against the capitalist machine...It’s not subtle, but Parks isn’t going for subtlety so much as confrontation...As Hester, Sengbloh gives a performance both innocent and frightening—and finally, devastating...Something special i...
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Marilyn Stasio
September 18th, 2017
"Almost 20 years after Parks wrote these two plays, the festering wound of the abortionist in 'F—ing A' and the hateful name that drove an earth mother to violence in 'In the Blood'—and more than 150 years after Hawthorne wrote 'The Scarlet Letter: A Romance'—the same words, the same symbols, the...
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Cast & Creatives (14)

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Signature Theatre Company: Producer in The Red Letter Plays: In the Blood
Signature Theatre Company
Producer
Suzan-Lori Parks: Playwright in The Red Letter Plays: In the Blood
Suzan-Lori Parks
Playwright
Saycon Sengbloh: Hester, La Negrita in The Red Letter Plays: In the Blood
Saycon Sengbloh
Hester, La Negrita
Jocelyn Bioh: The Welfare Lady / Bully in The Red Letter Plays: In the Blood
Jocelyn Bioh
The Welfare Lady / Bully
Sarah Benson: Director in The Red Letter Plays: In the Blood
Sarah Benson
Director
Frank Wood: The Doctor / Trouble in The Red Letter Plays: In the Blood
Frank Wood
The Doctor / Trouble
Michael Braun: Chilli / Jabber in The Red Letter Plays: In the Blood
Michael Braun
Chilli / Jabber

Nearby food & drinks (4)

Rustic Table (Vegan $$-$$$)
Rustic Table (Vegan $$-$$$)

1 min walk. Healthy farm-fresh sandwiches, salads, all-day breakfast, and more. Reasonably priced and delightfully cozy.

TripAdvisor Ranking: 4.5 out of 5 stars with 269 reviews
Pio Pio (Peruvian / Latin $$-$$$)
Pio Pio (Peruvian / Latin $$-$$$)

2 min walk. This casual Peruvian eatery is part of a beloved small chain that is known especially for their mouth-watering rotisserie chicken. Other gems on the menu include their fried seafood and ceviches.

TripAdvisor Ranking: 4.0 out of 5 stars with 357 reviews
Broadway Deli & Cafe (American $$-$$$)
Broadway Deli & Cafe (American $$-$$$)

2 min walk. A solid, neighborhood joint offering standard deli fare. Good value and fast service.

TripAdvisor Ranking: 4.0 out of 5 stars with 66 reviews
Lansdowne Road (American / Bar $)
Lansdowne Road (American / Bar $)

2 min walk. Solid pub eats at an Irish-American sports bar. Good place to catch a pint and a bit of a game before a show.

TripAdvisor Ranking: 4.5 out of 5 stars with 107 reviews

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