Eliya Smith’s Dad Don’t Read This\u00a0officially opened its\u00a0Off-Broadway encore bow June 23, and the reviews are rolling in!<\/p>\n
The production, which has transferred\u00a0to Greenwich House Theater, will continue through\u00a0July 11. The play, the newest from the playwright behind Grief Camp, played a sold-out, multi-extended premiere at St. Luke’s Theatre last month.<\/p>\n
The full cast from the earlier run has returned to reprise their performances, including Drama Desk winner Amalia Yoo (John Proctor is the Villain), Ren\u00e9e-Nicole Powell (Grief Camp), Sophie Rossman, and Kayta Thomas.<\/p>\n
Set in suburban Central Ohio, the play centers on four girls who meet weekly for a sleepover. They talk and sleep and play The Sims, a computer game that simulates real life, on a laptop, gossiping, snacking, and attempting to get drunk. They strive to fulfill their needs, struggle to understand the relationship between doing and being seen, and begin to suspect they don’t have a whole lot of agency.<\/p>\n
Read the reviews for both Off-Broadway engagements\u00a0below.<\/p>\n
Exeunt (Loren Noveck)<\/a><\/p>\n New York Stage Review (Steven Suskin)<\/a><\/p>\n The New York Times (Helen Shaw)<\/a>*<\/p>\n New York Theatre Guide (Kyle Turner)<\/a> TheaterMania (Hayley Levitt)<\/a><\/p>\n Vulture (Jackson McHenry)<\/a>*<\/p>\n *This review may require creating a free account or paid subscription.<\/p>\n Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.<\/p>\n
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