Lunatic: A Love Story
Tickets and Information

OVERVIEW TICKETS SCHEDULE CAST PHOTOS VIDEO

SHOW INFORMATION

Average of 4 stars from 1 ratings.

CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jun 3, 2010
Closed Jun 12, 2010

Playing at
Center Stage, NY

Directions & Map

Running Time:
1hr. 15min.

TICKETS TO THIS SHOW BUY TICKETS CHECK FOR DISCOUNTS

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Lunatic: A Love Story takes the audience on Rachel's journey as both a child and teenager dealing with epilepsy. Rachel just wanted to be normal and fit in. Like many others in her situation, she felt epilepsy defined her existence. With the use of humor and dry wit, Rachel goes to summer camp, psychiatric hospitals, on religious excursions, into hair salons and operation rooms. All in an attempt to discover the individual she is outside of the medical condition.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:

Center Stage, NY
48 W 21st St
New York, NY 10010

What are other members saying?

Lunatic: A Love Story
Lunatic: A Love Story, now playing at Center Stage NY in Chelsea, has some exciting new takes on the ?one woman show,? but it also has a few of the pitfalls. Written and performed by Rachel Adler, the show takes us on her true-life journey as she battled epilepsy in her childhood and early teen years. Biting and honest, Rachel truly relives moments from her life on stage and lets the audience come along on the journey with her. Despite the all too common and sometimes spastic character changes that seem to come with all solo performances of this nature, Rachel Adler is able to pull off some demanding characters. From a slew of surprisingly different teenage girls to an elderly rabbi with a strong Yiddish accent: Ms. Adler doesn?t fall into the trap of stereotyping every person who?s affected her life. Perhaps one of the most exciting aspects of this show is the use of multi-media. From intense sound effects to the use of projected short films, the play is able to weave a simple but beautiful story with some interesting and complicated forms of story telling.

Reviewed by djonesnewycity on Friday, Jun 11th, 2010

RE:Lunatic: A Love Story
Lunatic: A Love Story, now playing at Center Stage NY in Chelsea, has some exciting new takes on the ?one woman show,? but it also has a few of the pitfalls. Written and performed by Rachel Adler, the show takes us on her true-life journey as she battled epilepsy in her childhood and early teen years. Biting and honest, Rachel truly relives moments from her life on stage and lets the audience come along on the journey with her. Despite the all too common and sometimes spastic character changes that seem to come with all solo performances of this nature, Rachel Adler is able to pull off some demanding characters. From a slew of surprisingly different teenage girls to an elderly rabbi with a strong Yiddish accent: Ms. Adler doesn?t fall into the trap of stereotyping every person who?s affected her life. Perhaps one of the most exciting aspects of this show is the use of multi-media. From intense sound effects to the use of projected short films, the play is able to weave a simple but beautiful story with some interesting and complicated forms of story telling.

Reviewed by djonesnewycity on Friday, Jun 11th, 2010