Picked
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 20, 2011
Closed May 22, 2011
Opened Apr 20, 2011
Closed May 22, 2011
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Christopher Shinn's Picked concerns a young actor who prepares for his life to change when a legendary director casts him as the lead in a big-budget Hollywood movie. But he is not prepared for what comes next, and everything he knows about himself will be called into question as he discovers what it means to be "picked."
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
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Hard to sit thru
The play itself was quite disappointing considering I loved Shinns previous work. Unfortunately the play doesnt go anywhere. Its hard to care about any of the characters in the show. The acting is fine, the direction is questionable and the writing leaves you saying; "OK and I sat through this show why?" I gave the show the benefit of the doubt, staying after intermission, unlike almost a third of the audience, but it never developed.
Reviewed by SASiStephen
on Thursday, Apr 21st, 2011
RE:Monotony
Very missable, folks. Little of interest occurs. Acting is professional, sure. Characters are not terribly developed. Change w/main characters gf not credible. I enjoyed Act I okay, but very let down after intermission. Do not like the cutesy conceit of actors playing actors to begin with.
Reviewed by fmarz
on Wednesday, Apr 13th, 2011
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The plays of Christopher Shinn, at their best, are diamond-sharp, psychoanalytic portraits of people trying to connect with each other and with the world they inhabit, from the grieving souls in Dying City to the dazed and confused youth in Where Do We Live. In Shinn's new work,
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