Novenas for a Lost Hospital NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (23)
See it if you're interested in the story of a hospital that was an integral part of the neighborhood addressing the cholera and AIDS crises. Loved it!
Don't see it if You prefer to sit in one place during a show. This show starts in one place, walks to the theater, and ends with another walk.
See it if you enjoy moving between physical locations, miss St. Vincent's Hospital, recall the AIDS epidemic, learn about role St. John's in pt. care
Don't see it if don't want to recall Village life during AIDS, don't want to move between 3 locations, don't care about St. Vincent history or AIDS memorial
See it if you're a fan of New York City's lost history. It's a moving show literally and figuratively as winds through time and the Village.
Don't see it if history plays or AIDS themes don't interest you. It could be trimmed by 20 mins but a strong cast make for a thoroughly enjoyable journey.
See it if you have any connection to the village, St. Vincent's, AIDS in the 80s/90s, alternative theater experiences. KC and rest of cast were great.
Don't see it if You don't want to change locations while experiencing theater event. If you can't connect to time travel/afterlife in theater. Read more
See it if Elegiac, immersive portrayal of the history of St. Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village; mourns loss of both hospital & village's spirit
Don't see it if Drama's tone veers between historical & fantastical often w/clumsy dialogue but it's open & vulnerable Strong cast led by Chalfant & Keith
See it if You like an historical New York.story told in an unusual and creative way
Don't see it if You want to see a fast moving story on a proscenium stage.
See it if You enjoy history, and you'll learn a lot in this show. There's also a bit of walking in the show.
Don't see it if You don't like when figures from different time periods collide on stage together, or shows that get you moving.
See it if Ingratiating to a bit of NY history. Insightful. Disappointingly, didn’t do walk due to weather.
Don't see it if No connection or interest in history of the Village, HIV, healthcare and St. Vincent’s.
Critic Reviews (12)
"‘Novenas’ Offers Prayers for a Hospital That Died: The epicenter of New York’s AIDS epidemic, St. Vincent’s (1849-2010) is the subject of a memorial service that’s also a play."
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3/5 Stars "There are lovely sequences and forgettable ones; the play's tone alternates between earnest sermonizing and scenes of joy amid the ashes."
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2.5/4 Stars "A roaming elegy for St. Vincent's Hospital"
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"Novenas for a Lost Hospital Exhumes the Legacy of Manhattan's Last Catholic Hospital: Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents an ambitious eulogy to its departed neighbor."
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"NOVENAS FOR A LOST HOSPITAL is a Moving Tribute to a New York Institution"
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"The unwelcome surprise of 'Novenas for a Lost Hospital' is its essentially anodyne nature…How a story of blood and money; privilege and prejudice; and young men abandoned and ravaged by a plague was transformed into a museum exhibit crossed with a New Age prayer festival is something to ponder, and not necessarily with pleasure."
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"Directed by Daniella Topol, the play is both uneven and scattershot in its non-linear format and content. However, it conveys a great deal of information in an entertaining manner and has some affecting scenes of life in the hospital in two eras: the 1849 cholera epidemic and the AIDS crisis."
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"Small miracles bookend Rattlestick Theater's 'Novenas for A Lost Hospital in Greenwich Village.'"
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