The Apiary 2024

Opened: February 13, 2024
Closing: February 25, 2024

The Apiary - 2024 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

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Second Stage - Tony Kiser Theatre

305 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036

22 years in the future, two lab assistants hatch a plan that could change the world. All they need are a few volunteers. A raucous and provocative world premiere by Kate Douglas about sacrifice, ambition, and honeybees, directed by Kate Whoriskey (Clyde’s).

The Apiary - 2024 - Off-Broadway Cast

April Matthis

Carmen M. Herlihy

Taylor Schilling

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Two Queens (and Some Dancing): The Apiary

5 / 10

Connecting the dots of what The Apiary actually wants to say might be less sticky if Whoriskey’s production felt more fluent. Instead, there’s a broad, vaguely dissonant quality to much of the show’s theatricality — as if the production keeps elbowing you in the ribs, taking you out of it every time you try to sink in. This sensation manifests in the acting—Schilling’s ranting, largely two-dimensional Gwen feels like she’s in a completely different play from Matthis and Herlihy—and in the design. Spangler’s set is bulky and expensive-looking, seemingly committed to a kind of realism, and yet that soaring netting is speckled with what look like raisins — stationary black dots that are meant to be bees. Same goes for the hive frames that Pilar lovingly removes for testing: more black dots. The delicate vestiges of life and movement that remain in these creatures are of such central importance that seeing them manifested as clearly static set dressing is disconcerting. Realism has gone as far as it can go and has hit a wall: What could have happened on the other side?

Review: In ‘The Apiary,’ the Bees Have a Troubling Tale to Tell

9 / 10

That’s the setup, if nowhere near the payoff, of the “The Apiary,” a bright, strange and mesmerizing marvel by Kate Douglas, making her professional playwriting debut with this Off Off Broadway production. Unlike most such debuts, though, “The Apiary,” which opened on Tuesday at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater, is receiving a nearly perfect, first-class staging under the almost too good direction of Kate Whoriskey.

The Apiary FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Apiary have there been?

The Apiary has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2024.

What theatre is The Apiary playing at Off-Broadway?

The Apiary is playing at the Second Stage - Tony Kiser Theatre, which is located at 305 West 43rd Street New York.

What awards has The Apiary been nominated for?

The Apiary has been nominated for Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play (The Lortels) for Carmen M. Herlihy.

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