Wigs (FringeNYC) NYC Reviews and Tickets

81%

(8 Reviews)

Positive

88%

Mixed

12%

Negative

Members say

Entertaining, Clever, Ambitious, Absorbing, Great acting

About the Show

Part of FringeNYC: Kidnapping! McDonald's! Boyfriends made of shirts! Safe wigs! Dangerous wigs! Two preteen girls locked in a room for years have invented coded languages and ritualistic acts to survive, appease their captor, and orchestrate their escape. Might they escape him tonight??

Categories: Drama, Comedy, National. From Millions of Maps Productions. Written by Lindsay Beamish and Amanda Vitiello. Directed by Lindsay Beamish and Amanda Vitiello.

FROM THE ARTIST:
Two preteen girls locked in a room for years have invented coded languages and ritualistic acts to survive, appease their captor, and orchestrate their escape. Might they escape him tonight?? Lindsay and Amanda play our heroines: Ruthie Featherstone and Jenny Parker! Lindsay and Amanda also play The Man who stole them in the first place! Wait for the secret signal, and then take down and twist the sheet!

Then you pull it as tight as you can! Then you grab the
keys from his pants!

Then you GO HOME FROM WHERE YOU CAME!

Member Reviews (8)

Confusing, Intelligent

See it if while the 2 girls are lovely, they skip on first establishing good connection with the audience, so the final effect is not as potent.

Don't see it if you are not into "performance art"

Ambitious, Quirky, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Great cast

See it if you want to see two skilled actor-devisers inhabit an ominous, mysterious world; if you want to see what "partnering" looks like for actors

Don't see it if you need narrative clarity or surprise; if you hate sitting in the front row (which are the only good seats for this show in this venue)

Ambitious, Disappointing

See it if not a bad idea and structure

Don't see it if rather repetitive and confused execution

Absorbing, Ambitious, Great acting, Masterful, Resonant

See it if you want to watch two masterful actors absorb you in a difficult story

Don't see it if you will be triggered by abuse or need less abstract theater (you have to go with the piece for a while to learn what's happening)

Clever, Confusing, Entertaining, Funny, Dizzying

See it if You are ok with being disturbed.

Don't see it if Implied (off screen) violence against women freaks you out.

Absorbing, Clever, Delightful, Enchanting, Entertaining

See it if You're into avant garde

Don't see it if Aggressive men make you squeamish

Masterful, Hilarious, Profound, Original, Great acting

See it if ...you enjoy an evening of art that goes down like entertainment (or vice versa). This is also the place to be for brilliant acting.

Don't see it if ... you desire explanations and definition over (emotional/psychological) action. Lots of good time here, but not explicitly framed.

100

Absorbing, Clever, Entertaining, Great acting, Hilarious

See it if You enjoy wigs and PTSD.

Don't see it if You grew up in a basement and suffer from PTSD.

Critic Reviews (2)

"A piece that is structurally simple yet thematically complex…Beamish and Vitiello are completely convincing in their difficult roles; it’s hard to imagine there are better performances being given in the Fringe this year. 'Wigs' is proof that actor-driven devised work can yield superb results. It is focused and totally absorbing. For fellow theatre-makers, the parallels between the piece itself and the act of creating it are impossible to ignore, and raise tantalizing questions."
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"'I am fascinated about the rituals that keep us sane because they are all we have to hold onto. 'Wigs' is full of honesty and insight regarding the complicated dynamics of a forced bond between two women and the coping mechanisms these characters rely on to make it through the night that lasts forever. We don’t know how long these women have been locked up, but we know it has been longer more than any of us wish to imagine."
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