Ectoplasm
Ectoplasm
Closed 1h 31m NYC: Greenwich V
66% 13 reviews
66%
(13 Ratings)
Positive
39%
Mixed
46%
Negative
15%
Members say
Great staging, Disappointing, Absorbing, Confusing, Ambitious

A thrilling new play by Sara Fellini, presented by The Players Theatre. 

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Critic Reviews (2)

New York Magazine / Vulture
January 19th, 2022

"As you watch Ectoplasm, you can hear noise from the outdoor dining up and down the block, even music from the clubs nearby. Its carpet unrolls damply in front of you as you walk in from MacDougal Street, a stubborn revenant of the pre-wealth neighborhood. It’s not gorgeous, but there’s tenacity ground into every red velvet seat. (In other words, I love it.)"
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TheaterScene.net
January 18th, 2022

Ectoplasm counts among its themes and topics: poetry, women’s rights, prostitution, women’s suffrage, love, death, the paranormal, the supernatural, fraudulent mediums – and the love that dare not speak its name, except here it is openly discussed, circa 1912. Each and every character has an agenda which is too many plot devices, while the actual plot never quite resolves itself. While the play has been given an elegant physical production, the script does not entirely hang together or feel satisfying.
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