what you will | romeo & juliet | a midsummer night's dream | richard III
...it
is
an
intelligent
and
sophisticated
parody,
and
under
Mr.
Wolfe's
smart
and
crisp
direction
the
energetic
cast
is
having
so
much
fun
that
the
jollity
of
it
all
becomes
contagious.
If there were as much justice
and wisdom in the New York theater as there is folly and waste, then some
thoughtful representative from one of the city's great institutional theaters
would take the time to go see what is surely the most captivating and
instructive homegrown Shakespeare this town has seen since the death of
Joe Papp.
Moonwork's production of Twelfth
Night deserves to on Broadway and looks like it already is.
Critic's Pick
Splendid…fascinating…a
pleasure…a reminder of how passionate and committed Moonwork is and
how abundant is this company's imagination.
… a visually and aurally
rich production, splendidly directed… the audience see this familiar
play anew…
Moonwork's Romeo & Juliet
is exactly what discerning theater audiences need and deserve: a thrilling
reminder of the heights Shakespeare can reach…Moonwork is to be commended
for filling these spaces with such intelligent performances and such dazzling
direction. This Romeo & Juliet will linger in my mind for a long time.
(Moonwork's Romeo & Juliet)
generously synthesizes innovation and accessibility, wedding a populist
spirit to nuanced theatrics. The fusion is no accident.
Ambitious, intelligent and ingenious…
1999 | A Midsummer Night's Dream
Those unsung heroes of the theater
open their mouths and sing in Moonwork's farcical reimagining of Midsummer.
Director (Gregory Wolfe) has ideas by the trunkful...
The makers of Broadway musicals
could learn a thing or three from Moonwork's extravagantly zany off-off
production...
What fools you mortals be, if you miss this fantastic,
fanciful production...the incredibly inventive Moonwork theater company
proves once again the unlimited potential and enduring power of live theater.
One of the finest and bar-none
funniest bard productions I have ever seen.
… lavish in the resonance
it coaxes out of every gesture and phrase. Most efforts to translate Shakespeare
to modern time or novel political contexts treat him lika dead poet; this
company treats him like an intelligent colleague, and among them he is
very much alive.
In its trademark innovative, coherent style, the
Moonwork Theater Company interprets Shakespeare's final War of the Roses
play...
Everything in this production
works…walking by the Public Theater after this performance reminded
me that, in the right hands, low-budget Shakespeare can be as powerful
as its big-budget cousin.
