15 Shows to Remember from 2016

I saw 47 shows, workshops, or readings this year. The average rating I gave them was a 3.46! I’ve highlighted my top picks — or shows to remember — below, and included the full list at the bottom.

I’ll Never Love Again / photo by Sue Kessler

1. I’ll Never Love Again by Clare Barron at the Bushwick Starr, 3/19
2. Youarenowhere by Andrew Schneider at 3LD, 4/7
3. The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe at Playwrights Realm, 9/28
4. Othello by Shakespeare at NYTW, 12/6
5. A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller on Broadway, 2/21
6. The Total Bent by Stew at The Public Theater, 6/6
7. Underground Railroad Game by Jennifer Kidwell and Scott Sheppard at Ars Nova, 11/11
8. VietGone by Qui Nguyen at MTC, 11/12
9. The Triple Threat by Patrick Link and Eric March at EST, 5/5
10. Decent Company: Secrets at JACK, 6/28
11. Men on Boats by Jaclyn Bauhaus at Playwrights Horizons, 8/11
12. Mother Line Storytelling Project at JACK, 2/23
13. mope by Paul Cameron Hardy at EST, 4/2
14. Juniper Tree at Dixon Place, 9/14
15. Red Speedo by Lucas Hnath at NYTW, 3/8

Full list

• 2/9/2016 Decent Company: Lust*
• 2/15/2016 What Happened to David?*
• 2/19/2016 Utility
• 2/21/2016 A View from the Bridge
• 2/23/2016 Mother Line
• 3/8/2016 Red Speedo
• 3/9/2016 Connected
• 3/12/2016 The Total People*
• 3/14/2016 Wolf in the River
• 3/14/2016 but i cd only whisper
• 3/19/2016 I’ll Never Love Again
• 3/22/2016 Double Falsehood
• 3/29/2016 DeMaterie
• 3/30/2016 Dry Powder
• 4/2/2016 mope
• 4/5/2016 House Rules
• 4/7/2016 Youarenowhere
• 4/26/2016 TinyRhino: Superhero Edition!*
• 5/1/2016 The Grand Paradise
• 5/3/2016 Trees in our youth
• 5/4/2016 The Triple Threat
• 5/5/2016 The Place We Built
• 5/11/2016 Blackbird
• 5/15/2016 Rubbermatch
• 6/6/2016 The Total Bent
• 6/6/2016 Universal Robots
• 6/28/2016 Decent Company: Secrets
• 7/7/2016 Les Miserables
• 7/30/2016 24 Hour Theater Festival III: Revenge of the Shit*
• 8/9/2016 Mother Line
• 8/11/2016 Men on Boats
• 8/12/2016 Beautiful
• 9/14/2016 #ParityPlaysFest*
• 9/14/2016 Juniper Tree
• 9/23/2016 Small Mouth Sounds
• 9/25/16 Where Did We Sit On The Bus?
• 9/28/16 The Wolves
• 10/9/2016 Decent Company: Fear*
• 10/16/2016 Everything You’re Told
• 10/18/2016 Suicide Forest
• 11/11/16 Underground Railroad Game
• 11/12/16 VietGone
• 11/13/2016 El Coqui Espectacular
• 12/6/2016 Othello
• 12/18/2016 Merry Craftsmas
• 12/20/2016 homesick

An * indicates that I was a performer in the show.

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