An Ark Off-Broadway Tickets, News, Info & More
The Shed
West 30th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues New York, NY
An Ark is a lyrical meditation on the human condition, traversing the span of a lifetime in just 47 immersive, affecting minutes. From the wonder of childhood and the joy of first love to the complexities of parenting and the inevitability of death, the play invites audiences into a deeply personal exploration of what it means to live, to grieve, and to connect.
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'An Ark' Off-Broadway review — new play straddles the lines between technology and reality, life and death
5 / 10
For all the supposedly novel tech involved, it’s a rather dull experience. Even at a compact 45 minutes, An Ark began to lose this critic’s interest after the first 20. While a live performance of this text staged in the same way wouldn’t be much more interesting, at least its liveness would connect the performers and audience members. The ephemerality of the mixed-reality venture, meant to conjure the liminality of not-quite the afterlife, is compelling in theory, but the show does little to challenge or excite beyond its gadgetry.
An Ark: Ian McKellan In A ’Photonic‘ Tonic For Our Time
8 / 10
Did it work? I’m sure not for everyone. This is, after all, the first effort in what I’d call a high-tech existential thought experiment. But despite all the hoopla about the innovative technology, the play’s still very much the thing here, and this is a sweet one.
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Review Roundup: AN ARK, Starring Ian McKellen
by Nicole Rosky - January 23, 2026
by Nicole Rosky - January 23, 2026
An Ark, the first play created for and in mixed reality, makes its world premiere at The Shed. Written by Olivier and Tony Award winner Simon Stephens, directed by UK Theatre Award winner Sarah Frankcom, and produced by mixed reality pioneer Todd Eckert, An Ark is a genre-defying production, transforming universal human experiences into a profoundly intimate theatrical performance. Check out what the critics are saying...
Ian McKellen and More Will Lead Mixed Reality Play AN ARK at The Shed
by Stephi Wild - October 29, 2025
by Stephi Wild - October 29, 2025
An Ark, the first play created for and in mixed reality, will make its world premiere next year at The Shed, starring Ian McKellen and more. Learn more about the production here!
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