Orlando (59E59 Theaters)
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Orlando (59E59 Theaters)
78%
78%
(46 Ratings)
Positive
78%
Mixed
18%
Negative
4%
Members say
Absorbing, Ambitious, Clever, Thought-provoking, Confusing

About the Show

A multifaceted new play inspired by Virginia Woolf's legendary novel.



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Critic Reviews (2)

Off Off Online
May 29th, 2023

In the solo drama Orlando, writer-performer Lucy Roslyn pairs reflections on Virginia Woolf’s 1928 phantasmagoric novel, also titled Orlando, with the chronicle of a thwarted love affair and the narrator’s effort to remake herself in the aftermath of personal disappointment. Though brief (the running time is one hour), this is an ambitious play engagingly (at times compellingly) performed.
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Off Off Online
May 29th, 2023

"Roslyn is an engaging presence, evoking both lovers’ insecurities with pathos yet confidently commanding the stage alone for an uninterrupted hour. Directed by Josh Roche, the play moves swiftly, with Roslyn calibrating tempo and dynamics, like a virtuoso with a sonata, according to the mood and emotion of each scene."
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