Suicide Forest by Haruna Lee

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Synecdoche2
#1Suicide Forest by Haruna Lee
Posted: 2/26/20 at 12:55pm

I missed this play when it first appeared at The Bushwick Starr, so I was excited when I saw it was coming back. Unfortunately, the play to me felt undernourished and unfocused, despite some lovely stagecraft and performances.

We have a problem this season with a lot of new plays really not feeling finished. Perhaps others might offer a different opinion!

jbird5
#2Suicide Forest by Haruna Lee
Posted: 2/27/20 at 2:09pm

Seems about right. It was in its element at Bushwick Starr.
Interestingly, MidorI Francis was in the audience the night I saw it, which makes sense. Josh Groban was also there which was wtf. (They weren’t together).

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Sutton Ross
#3Suicide Forest by Haruna Lee
Posted: 2/27/20 at 11:16pm

I found this show beautifully staged with perfect lighting and really gut-wrenching performances. I was also a big fan of the theater space as well. 

Updated On: 2/27/20 at 11:16 PM

OffOnBwayHi
#4Suicide Forest by Haruna Lee
Posted: 2/28/20 at 12:54am

Saw this tonight. Went because of the hype at Bushwick.

It's a no for me.

It's also very edgy, but I oddly wasn't thrilled by any of it. So strange...

Beautiful performances, wonderful set and costumes, but this did not work for me, and I'm sad about that. Wanted to love it.