Playwrights Horizons

'The Flick' Wears Out Its Welcome

“The Flick,” Annie Baker’s deliberately anti-theatrical drama at Playwrights Horizons about the banal existence of employees of a rundown cinema, can’t sustain at three hours plus.

Matthew Maher Plays a Part Written For Him in Annie Baker's 'The Flick'

Maher is currently starring in the world premiere of Annie Baker's "The Flick" at Playwrights Horizons, which opens March 14, in a part she wrote for him—Sam, an employee at a movie theater in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

‘The Great God Pan’ Makes It Three in a Row for Playwright Amy Herzog

A charge of long-ago sexual abuse triggers the action of Amy Herzog’s “The Great God Pan,” a moving and unsettling look at the nature of identity, from Playwrights Horizons.

Becky Ann Baker Channels Her Maternal Instinct in 'The Great God Pan'

Baker plays a mother coping with her son's unknown past and the potential ramifications it might have on their future in Herzog's play, which opens Dec. 18.

'The Whale' Is as Original as It Is Provocative

In “The Whale,” Samuel D. Hunter’s disturbing drama at Playwrights Horizons, Shuler Hensley does tour de force work as Charlie, a dying 600-pound literature professor making amends.

'Detroit' Gets Under Your Skin

Lisa D’Amour’s “Detroit,” at Playwrights Horizons, gets under your skin and stays there, addressing the America of the Great Recession with an exhilaratingly original perspective.