The Whore From Ohio NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (17)
See it if You enjoy a show with subtitles which examines the metaphysical situation of mankind in mundane events
Don't see it if You are afraid: growing old, sex, and famous writers
See it if You have an interest in theater performed in Yiddish or Hebrew that has elements of expressionism and the theater of the ridiculous.
Don't see it if You don't have an interest in theater performed in Yiddish or Hebrew that has elements of expressionism and the theater of the ridiculous.
See it if you're looking for something different and a show that has something to say
Don't see it if you're easily offended or don't like reading supertitles.
See it if It's a good laugh, very realistic and great actors
Don't see it if You cannot understand Hebrew or Yiddish AND you aren't into reading subtitles
See it if You enjoy plays that aren't obvious. You enjoy presentations that are not mainstream. You are open to new experiences
Don't see it if If you get annoyed by having to read supertitles. You are uncomfortable with blatant discussion of sex. you really want a comedy.
See it if You enjoy the expressiveness of the Yiddish language; you enjoy dark existentialist humor.
Don't see it if You don’t like subtitles; are offended by raunchy language, bawdy humor and simulated sex; don’t like dark humor. Read more
See it if You would like to see a raunchy old man engage with a prostitute. See it in Yiddish because it's the perfect language for the subject.
Don't see it if You don't like accents
See it if You are looking for a foreign language play with an interesting plot and story line.
Don't see it if You don't understand the foreign language and don't like to read along on the screen.
Critic Reviews (3)
"'Hanoch Levin Squared' is a magical back-to-back New Yiddish Rep presentation of two of Levin tragi-comic tours de force...Holbitter (miraculously portrayed by Yiddish Rep’s Artistic director David Mandelbaum) is the protagonist of 'The Whore from Ohio'...Brilliantly directed in both languages by Ronit Muszkatblit...The resulting performances were breathtaking."
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"Levin had been five years old when the land he was born in became Israel...It's as if his characters came right out of the gritty Poland from which his parents had escaped...In Yiddish, Hoibitter, a ragged beggar, loudly, joyfully proclaims he is seventy years old today and he is going to treat himself to a birthday present. A whore...The play trundles from dismal to shitty and eventually to death."
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"Avant-garde Off-Broadway theater at its finest...A true revelation...These three fine actors showcase Levin as an Israeli version of Pinter and Beckett at their best...Hankin's performance was rich in complexity and color...With her graceful movements and expressive face, deftly alternating between daughterly and demonic, one is reminded how much she has been missed on a NY stage."
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