Numbness: Chapter 2
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Numbness: Chapter 2
79

Numbness: Chapter 2 NYC Reviews and Tickets

79%
(12 Ratings)
Positive
83%
Mixed
17%
Negative
0%
Members say
Edgy, Quirky, Ambitious, Clever, Confusing

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.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (12)

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683 Reviews | 161 Followers
88
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

499 Reviews | 77 Followers
81
Great staging, Profound, Refreshing, Quirky, Ambitious

See it if you like edgy, experimental theater that finds new ways to explore the human condition.

Don't see it if you prefer linear plots that make sense.

155 Reviews | 26 Followers
80
Edgy, Riveting, Quirky, Absorbing, Ambitious

See it if totally surprised by this. these are great artists doing great work. it was engaging and fascinating and unique.

Don't see it if i didn't get the story (but it didn't matter). i didn't like the second part (with just the one guy).

MJK
677 Reviews | 192 Followers
80
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

567 Reviews | 150 Followers
79
Quirky, Intense, Great acting, Funny, Clever

See it if In an underground kitchen, the effects of the apocalypse cause a couple to dive deeply into the theatre of the absurd. Intense dramedy.

Don't see it if Second of a trilogy. Unsure if prior commitment is necessary for satisfaction. Despite cling splosh provisions, expect some sploshing about.

75 Reviews | 6 Followers
50
Banal, Edgy, Disappointing, Confusing

See it if If you want to see actors chopping jello with a knife and dispersing water & baby powder while careening about the theater.

Don't see it if Whenever you see terms like "experimental or anarchic" theater, run for the hills. This would be one of them.

381 Reviews | 138 Followers
50
Quirky, Edgy, Disappointing, Confusing

See it if you relish being let in to a play without a logical narrative and with actors who are certainly extremely agile and enthusiastic.

Don't see it if you're not a fan of theater of the absurd. Read more

34 Reviews | 16 Followers
86
Must see, Edgy, Dizzying, Clever, Ambitious

See it if to see an inventive, wild and throughly entertaining storyteller in Daniel Irizarry

Don't see it if if you don't like adventurous theater

Critic Reviews (1)

StageBiz.com
May 5th, 2019

"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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