Thread (FringeNYC) NYC Reviews and Tickets

81%

(27 Reviews)

Positive

89%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Absorbing, Ambitious, Intelligent, Great acting, Clever

About the Show

Part of FringeNYC: From NYC to Palestine, Mimi’s world collapses with the inadvertent like of a long-lost love’s dissident Facebook status. Identities unravel, as do the boundaries between fact and fiction, Jew and Arab, time and space. A psycho-cyber thriller.

Member Reviews (27)

Absorbing, Great writing, Intelligent, Resonant, Thought-provoking

See it if You enjoy being challenged, educated, and truly moved. You want thought provoking theatre that will keep you thinking for days afterwards.

Don't see it if You'd prefer something more traditional

100

Absorbing, Masterful, Great acting, Riveting, Must see

See it if you like engaging material.

Don't see it if you don't like suspense.

100

Absorbing, Ambitious, Delightful, Funny, Great acting

See it if you appreciate great writing, and profound and difficult questions with no facile answers.

Don't see it if if you don't like women, and if for you politics is a field of vacuous opinionating rather than serious thought.

100

Ambitious, Absorbing, Delightful, Funny, Great acting

See it if you can appreciate an intelligent personal journey through a modernistic take on politics and social media.

Don't see it if you don't enjoy going to the theatre!

Ambitious, Clever, Entertaining, Intelligent, Resonant

See it if You like internal perspectives that adress social political themes. Heavy lyrical language. Understated humor.

Don't see it if you like broader humor and/or straightforward plot/dialogue

100

Clever, Ambitious, Great writing, Great acting, Funny

See it if If you're interested in a fascinating exploration of how social media affects our political dialogue.

Don't see it if You're not.

Absorbing, Great staging, Great acting, Intelligent, Thought-provoking

See it if You love thought-provoking theatre.

Don't see it if You don't like one woman shows.

100

Riveting, Must see, Masterful, Thought-provoking, Captivating

See it if you seek beyond brilliant writing performed with infinite talent, which bring to life a poetry in space that is a transformative experience.

Don't see it if you can't make it to the theatre for the final performance on Friday night.

Critic Reviews (4)

"Though it's admirable that Zucker doesn't offer up any easy answers, couldn't she give us a coherent story?...Whether playing Mimi or the myriad other characters who flit in and out of the nonlinear narrative, Ipp is consistently captivating. But the barrage of words and conflicting ideas stymies any emotional connection to the material. Like a virtual friend who can't shut up about the upcoming election, this is one 'Thread' you'll want to unfollow."
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“While the concept and stated intentions of writer-director Elena Zucker's play are intriguing, the through line and main theme are lost in the wide-ranging, surreal, and disconnected places that the character goes. There are entire intense, emotionally charged monologues that I struggled to find relevance and meaning in. At times, seeing ‘Thread’ is like watching a person relive a dream...Despite the confusion that ‘Thread’ can produce, Ipp’s performance is interesting and committed.”
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"This is a complex cerebral journey that does require extreme concentration to follow the sidebars and roller-coaster thoughts that whip past–but it is deeply satisfying when you start to put all of the pieces together. Ipp is a sensational, fearless performer. She is a towering energy that owns the space with a magnetic presence...Zucker has brought her thoughts to life through robust, energetic staging and well-crafted moments of emotional depth."
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For a previous production

"Zucker is a frighteningly intelligent playwright. Her use of a thoroughly modern incarnation of novelty-attracted narcissism to explore Jewish experience across time and cultures is astoundingly ambitious, and for the audience that is up for the challenge, it pays off...An intense production, showcasing the abilities of writer and actor...For dazzling drama interwoven with suspense, history, politics and self-identity, 'Thread' is worth unravelling for yourself."
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