Neo-Futurists

The Neo-Futurist theater company have announced the lineup for what has become a hugely entertaining annual summer series: on-stage readings of bad film scripts (aka the Neo-Futurists 'Website.

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The Neo-Futurist theater company have announced the lineup for what has become a hugely entertaining annual summer series: on-stage readings of bad film scripts (aka the Neo-Futurists 'Website.

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Here we are initiated into the club as full members of the New York Neo-Futurists, and the Eugene O'Neill universe portrayed on the stage.

Bess Rowen: The Lines Between the Lines: The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill: Volume 1 Early Play/Lost Plays Bess Rowen 2012

Here we are initiated into the club as full members of the New York Neo-Futurists, and the Eugene O'Neill universe portrayed on the stage.

Bess Rowen: The Lines Between the Lines: The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill: Volume 1 Early Play/Lost Plays Bess Rowen 2012

Yet, as I once said to some of the New York Neo-Futurists, I love the sense that I can discern some things about these shows that make me feel more like an "insider."

Bess Rowen: Coming Back for More: Repeated Theatrical Viewings Bess Rowen 2012

It is a rare thing to walk out of a show sore from laughing and smiling, but if I continue to follow the work of the New York Neo-Futurists, I think I will have to get used to that.

Bess Rowen: The Lines Between the Lines: The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill: Volume 1 Early Play/Lost Plays Bess Rowen 2012

Yet, as brilliant as the aesthetic sensibilities of the Neo-Futurists are, it is the performances themselves that elevate this show to a level that is truly exceptional.

Bess Rowen: The Lines Between the Lines: The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill: Volume 1 Early Play/Lost Plays Bess Rowen 2012

Yet, as brilliant as the aesthetic sensibilities of the Neo-Futurists are, it is the performances themselves that elevate this show to a level that is truly exceptional.

Bess Rowen: The Lines Between the Lines: The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill: Volume 1 Early Play/Lost Plays Bess Rowen 2012

Yet, as I once said to some of the New York Neo-Futurists, I love the sense that I can discern some things about these shows that make me feel more like an "insider."

Bess Rowen: Coming Back for More: Repeated Theatrical Viewings Bess Rowen 2012

Though performers are seemingly restricted to the eccentric stage directions Eugene O'Neill has written for them, the Neo-Futurists spend most of their time subverting these words with their ironic interpretations and hilarious gestures.

Bess Rowen: The Lines Between the Lines: The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill: Volume 1 Early Play/Lost Plays Bess Rowen 2012