The Seagull/Woodstock, NY
The Seagull/Woodstock, NY - 2023 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
The Pershing Square Signature Center [The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre]
480 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036
A group of New York theater people retreat to a house in the Hudson Valley hoping to get away from it all. Except they can’t seem to escape the ambitions, rivalries and fragile egos that follow them everywhere. Chekhov’s sharp satirical eye for hypocrisy and self-absorption among well-meaning people is given fresh, fun emphasis as Thomas Bradshaw returns to The New Group with his contemporary reworking of a classic masterpiece. Directed by The New Group’s Founding Artistic Director Scott Elliott.
The Seagull/Woodstock, NY - 2023 - Off-Broadway Cast
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Review: A ‘Seagull’ Airlifted to a World of Soy Milk and Prada Sneakers
6 / 10
Still, I'm left to wonder whether a few moments of enhanced relevance are worth the bother of a comprehensive and often counterproductive update. Couldn’t this cast have pulled off the standard edition? And pulled it off more smoothly, without the staging longueurs occasioned by the rough text and the stop-and-go direction? (But do keep the fabulous contemporary clothing by Qween Jean.)
The Seagull Heads for the Shawangunks
6 / 10
What arises out of all this is an unresolved tension between sending up the theater and revering it. Woodstock never strays too far from The Seagull, in plot or tone, poking at theatrical conventions, but never overthrowing them, on the way to dutifully reenacting the beats of tragedy. For all Bradshaw’s provocations in dialogue, I wondered if the plot could change a bit with the new era too. The play comes in throwing elbows, ready to épater la bourgeoisie, but ends up feeling rather respectful of and beholden to the classics.
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 1, 2023
Read the reviews for The Seagull/Woodstock, NY at The New Group.
by Bruce Glikas - February 27, 2023
Check out photos from the red carpet of The New Group's world premiere production of The Seagull/Woodstock, NY!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 22, 2023
Due to demand, The New Group has announced a two-week extension for the world premiere production of The Seagull/Woodstock, NY, by Thomas Bradshaw.
The Seagull/Woodstock, NY History
Other Productions of The Seagull/Woodstock, NY
| 2020 | Off-Broadway |
2020 World Premiere Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | Off-Broadway |
The New Group Off-Broadway Premiere Production Off-Broadway |
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