The Workshop
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The Workshop
85

The Workshop NYC Reviews and Tickets

85%
(42 Ratings)
Positive
95%
Mixed
5%
Negative
0%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Intelligent, Clever, Funny

About the Show

softFocus presents the world premiere of this satire starring Tony nominee Austin Pendleton as a veteran theater professor of an MFA playwriting program.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (42)

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62 Reviews | 25 Followers
88
Absorbing, Clever, Delightful, Entertaining

See it if Clever and engaging dialogue. Great acting, especially Pendleton. Set is lovely and intimate

Don't see it if You are not in a mood for a talky play Read more

MJK
677 Reviews | 192 Followers
87
Absorbing, Intelligent, Relevant, Entertaining

See it if you want to see some very talented actors (incl. the masterful Austin Pendleton) play out a fascinating polemic on the art of playwriting.

Don't see it if you have no interest in modern drama or the insight into the writing process; you're uneasy in intimate settings (ie, an audience of 40). Read more

563 Reviews | 193 Followers
87
Clever, Great acting, Great staging, Hilarious, Intense

See it if You enjoy theatre about the theatre. You like satire. You enjoy site-specific theatre. You like being up close to the performers.

Don't see it if You have no interest in theatre that talks about itself. You dislike small performing spaces. You don't like theatre about the process. Read more

101 Reviews | 31 Followers
86
Great acting, Great writing, Ambitious, Intelligent, Thought-provoking

See it if You like small, intimate productions.

Don't see it if you are looking for a glitzy, action packed theatre production. Read more

91 Reviews | 83 Followers
86
Absorbing, Great acting, Intelligent, Intense

See it if You like to see new works by young playwrights. Great cast led by Austin Pendleton.

Don't see it if You're not a drama fan or do not like being in a very small theater. Read more

112 Reviews | 59 Followers
85
Great writing, Great acting, Funny, Clever, Niche

See it if this is a play for theatre people, and a smart/witty one at that. Superbly acted with a centerpiece performance by Pendleton.

Don't see it if I can imagine most of the show not being nearly as entertaining if you weren't in the theatre. The script could also stand to loose 15 min.

52 Reviews | 30 Followers
85
Clever, Funny, Intelligent, Relevant, Quirky

See it if you're interested in theater commenting on theater, millenial culture, professorial influence and painful family unspokens.

Don't see it if commenting on the process of creating great art is different from great art. shallow obsessions with prestige seems shallow subject matter.

117 Reviews | 13 Followers
85
Clever, Funny, Thought-provoking, Absorbing, Great writing

See it if You want to see a well written show about the world of theatre with characters to care about

Don't see it if You do not know much about the theatre world

Critic Reviews (4)