Wind-Up Variations NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (12)
See it if you're a fan of the Neo-Futurists. You like absurdist/non-traditional theatre with a sweet final message from 3 earnest, talented performers
Don't see it if You need a strong storyline. You don't like fourth-wall breaking or audience participation. You don't like when theatre makes you think. Read more
See it if you want a cookie, if you like steampunk-inspired costumes, or if you like to find the profound in the seemingly random.
Don't see it if uncomfortable chairs will ruin the whole experience for you, or if you don't want performers coming into the audience to talk to you.
See it if You want to take a weird road trip w/a likeable cast. You like immersive elements. You want philosophy, nostalgia, music & storytelling.
Don't see it if You prefer linear storytelling. You dislike experimental and/ or immersive staging. You prefer bigger production values. Read more
See it if You like fun interactive shows without a clear linear storyline, and you like playfulness within plays.
Don't see it if You want something straightforward and serious.
See it if you like works from the Neo-Futurists' and enjoy quick scenes that fit into the overall theme of the show.
Don't see it if you are scared to not understand what is going on.
See it if you're willing to take a chance on 4 personable performers doing goofy stuff with conviction & no more direction than: "Full speed ahead!"
Don't see it if you're looking for a play, or traditional comic improv, or have an aversion to audience participation. Read more
See it if You're young and have never experienced any sort of protest or political theatre. Well meant but too much the stuff of student theatre.
Don't see it if You dislike easy metaphors, need a narrative or dislike invasive, confrontational audience participation. Read more
See it if the Neo-Futurists' brand of subversive, unconventional, absurdist comedy suits your aesthetic; you're prepared for a hastily-composed work.
Don't see it if you lack the patience for a well-intentioned & fun but overambitious, scattered screed that's a little too idiosyncratic for its own good. Read more
Critic Reviews (1)
"The story of an unstoppable wind-up monkey...The ensemble regales us with some deceptively simple stories that add up to a satisfying, powerful whole...Have no fear, the monkey is not alone. A wind-up blue dinosaur and a wind-up robot join in the march. And, in one of the show's many beautiful moments, a wind-up unicorn appears...The cast draws the audience out and gets them feeling good...It all feels Brechtian and Communist and self-affirming."
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