Summer Shorts 2015 (Series A)
Summer Shorts 2015 (Series A)
68%
68%
(4 Ratings)
Positive
25%
Mixed
75%
Negative
0%
Members say
Disappointing, Like a pot luck meal, Clever, Thought-provoking, Great acting

About the Show

59E59's 'Summer Shorts' returns for another summer of new American one-acts featuring original plays by the country's top playwrights.

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Critic Reviews (2)

The New York Times
July 28th, 2015

"'10K' is still a highlight of the first evening...'Glenburn 12WP:' There’s some stiffness to the writing, but the characters and actors eventually achieve a nice rapport. 'The Sentinels:' You could say we don’t need another 9/11 play, but Mr. Lopez’s is at the least elegantly constructed and gracefully performed. It’s an emotional workout."
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Stage Buddy
July 30th, 2015

"The work on display by Neil LaBute, Matthew Lopez and Vicki Ramirez proves why these playwrights are the voices of contemporary American theatre...The reason these shorts are so successful even though they are anything but summery is that despair is conveyed with a light hand."
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