Numbness: Chapter 2 NYC Reviews and Tickets

78%

(12 Reviews)

Positive

83%

Mixed

17%

Negative

Members say

Quirky, Edgy, Ambitious, Clever, Entertaining

About the Show

A tragicomedy of the unfelt in 2 parts: In the post-apocalypse a couple hopes to see their mute daughter, and a plane crash victim waits for the birth of the post-post-post.

In this apocalyptic puzzle, a couple in a laboratory/kitchen collects ash and tries to stay awake, hoping to see their mute daughter again. Outside dead bodies lie on the shore, a slow-motion plane crash victim awaits the birth of the post-post-post, and the hiding sun creates confusion and chaos. Can they all find a way to survive, make meaning, or even escape?

Member Reviews (12)

Thought-provoking, Entertaining, Inventive, Quirky, Edgy

See it if you want to see a rule-breaking, boundary-crossing, thought-provoking, vexing, playful, moving, post-apocalyptic, absurdist theatre piece.

Don't see it if ur numb to the tensions surging in our current climate that lead to questioning what the future holds for society; u dislike experimentation

Fun, Mysterious, Cumulative, Physical, Associative

See it if you like inventive theater experiment that strives to create a full sensory experience.

Don't see it if you cannot abide a non-linear “plot”. Read more

Critic Reviews (1)

"A quick firing collage of absurdist clues to find your way through the maze of each moment. Reality, rules, linear, logic are to be left at the door...'Black Water' by Sylvia Bofill and 'Yovo' by Robert Lyons are the text trampolines that set the cast bodies to hyper speed. The performers wrap their skin, teeth, sinews and souls around the words like pigs in a blanket...It incites the delicious idea of, 'what rules will you break today?'"
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