See it if you are interested in the mid-20th century American art scene or dramaturgy that blends the visual & the verbal in a satisfying package
Don't see it if you are looking for a play that is a succession of coherent scenes with dialog & a story that begins, develops & ends. Read more
See it if Well acted and executed biographical production highlighting the trials and tribulations of a visionary artist and his spirited artist wife.
Don't see it if Do not like small-scale productions with minimal staging in an intimate setting.
See it if you like the artists & the haunted, gin-soaked postwar melancholy that defines art/lit of that period; support French-US cultural exchange
Don't see it if you want a topical play. This is about specific individuals of the past; less concerned w/ connecting their relationship/work to the present Read more
See it if You'd like to know more about Pollock's grasp of the effects of his fame.
Don't see it if If you expect something truly personal. The actors address the audience rather than each other.
See it if You want to see an eccentric artist behaving badly. The actors are constrained by the script.
Don't see it if You hope to learn more about their careers and their marriage.
See it if Even if you don’t know much about the artists being portrayed, see it if complex relationships intrigue you.
Don't see it if You know a lot about the artists being portrayed and are not open to a new way to look at their story and relationship.
"As embodied by the experimental theater veteran Jim Fletcher, Jackson Pollock can be fascinating to watch...But Lee Krasner is the riveting one, rare and defiant and glowing with life in a beautifully modulated, remarkably understated performance by Birgit Huppuch...As biography, it’s an alluring story, all tangled up in our notions of tragic genius and tormented creativity...The production is tactile, kinetic, carnal, but its world is interior, dark, and seductive."
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"A riveting show about the tempestuous relationship between Abstract Expressionists Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner...Unfurls like one of Pollock's paintings, nonlinear, experimental, and abstract, forming an intense and entertaining whole...The stage is a metaphor for Pollock's thoughts...Fletcher inhabits Pollock's mind, body, and spirit, giving an expert performance that is complemented by Huppuch's bold, beautiful portrayal of Krasner...An impressive theatrical canvas."
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