A Pink Chair (In Place of a Fake Antique)

See it if Wooster Group's foray into Polish avant-garde theater of 1970's-not for the faint of heart Dense, multimedia extravaganza dazzles & puzzles

Don't see it if Wooster's latest is more cautionary than pro-active; text dictates the action rather than impels it Still if you're a "groupie" much to like

See it if you have an interest in early 20th Century theatrical history &/or experimental productions. The details are fascinating although obscure.

Don't see it if disjointed semiopaque performances distress you.For example I was unsure if the crucifix-like speaker supports were religious or practical

See it if A fairground avant garde Circus echoes Polish rehearsal tape unspooling on monitor suspended from telephone pole. Matched in English w/ song

Don't see it if Audience is silent witness to onstage cast of 10 aping rehearsal tape of audience viewing film. Shadowing is tedious, but blended w/ chorus.

Also "Where are the real women, each one defending her man?/Ghosts are real people/If it doesn't work out, then we're screwed/In this place of not-too-good-a-reputation/I don't know what to do/100% agave" In five parts.... Read more Read less

See it if You’re a fan of The Wooster Group or off best work.

Don't see it if If you’re not a fan of Theater of the Absurd.

See it if Homage through text, media, screen, & duplicated performances to Polish avantgarde director Tadeusz Kantor, unusual​ candor & texture

Don't see it if avantgarde theater, nonlinear, multiple simultaneous experiences, exquisite performances, stunning singing, staged but non-narrative​.

See it if you know the theatre and actor they are talking about and like extremely confusing staging.

Don't see it if you want a show with narrative structure.

See it if You’d like an avant-garde recreation of filmed Tadeusz Kantor rehearsal, under suasion of his daughter Dorota, yearning to recreate spirit.

Don't see it if You dislike theater of absurd, don’t want to learn about Tadeusz Kantor’s Polish work or want only linear, plot- or character-driven plays.

Also “Face to face with the spectator & his indifference,”

“looking for somebody’s spirit,”

to make something that “stays, like paintings, sculptures or books.”

“Theater goes away.”

“Looking for what you can keep,” to “meet again.”

Staring into “a gaping grave-like void.”

“Here in this place, one more time I will meet them, where they have been devoured.”

I liked the songs included in this production, especially the Hebrew song, Ani Ma'amin, a musical rendition taken from the 13 points of Jewish faith as noted by Maimonides, the famed 13th century philosopher and physician. The tune stays with you.

The 5-part play is a massively disconnected connection with a greatly disturbed past, a memorial to a great director in the Polish theater of the absurd.... Read more Read less

See it if Got a good seat for the Wooster Group's new "experimental" theater piece. Checking that off the "Bucket List."

Don't see it if A play that defies what a play is, actors have pre-recorded their lines that they lip-sync on stage. Video is shown many times throughout.

See it if u like genius. Wooster Group meets the challenge of interpreting Polish actor, creator of happenings, director Kantor. FANTASTIC WORK

Don't see it if You do not like experimental theatre.

Also I felt like i had gone to an exhibit filled with many modern artists work. While i watched all the paintings slowly came alive and magically performed for me.. This show and its performers were wonder filled... I did not understand lots of it but it made me want to know more about Kantor and his process.. I would pay to know some background of Kantor before seeing. I saw this a few years ago at Bard... and what has happened since then which was a great show has now turned spectacular, GENIUS.
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See it if you enjoy alternative avant guard charismatic high art theater with great esthetic and music, with good video projection and sound bites

Don't see it if you are expecting a linear story, throw away your expectations and enjoy this poetic ensemble of talent and re-visit a blast from the past.

Also The Wooster Group pays tribute to late Polish director Tadeusz Kantor.

See it if You want to see a really unique take on the theatrical ode, especially to one of the greats of Polish theater.

Don't see it if You need something linear, more "exciting", or something not quite so downtown.

Also I have to admit, I thought I was going to hate this show - it sounded, even for The Wooster Group, something overconceived, but watching it made me consider the piece as a strange ode to Tadeusz Kantor in his "style" - it was like they composed the piece in the same strange purgatory that some of Kantor's most famous works take place in, which only made it all the more fascinating. When they finally hit full Kantorian mode with the last sequence (the show is divided into five parts), it really becomes something gorgeous.... Read more Read less

See it if You like shows that unwrap themselves slowly, offering interesting stage images that only gradually make sense.

Don't see it if You want a clear narrative from beginning to end.