Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Directed by Connie Grappo
Synopsis: The play centers around Nihar, a 15-year-old homeless runaway selling sex to survive, who claims he's being pursued by supernatural demons. When Jessica, a young social worker, takes him in, he forms a dangerous bond with her teenage sister that threatens everything she values. The famous fog of San Francisco mixes with a fog of fantasy and fear as each try to protect against a danger they don't understand.
NEW YORK TIMES:
"Sci-fi and horror are not genres you often encounter on the legitimate stage. Yet in “King of Shadows,” which is being staged by the Working Theater, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has concocted a diverting and at times intriguing thriller by blending elements of Shakespeare and Stephen King."
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THEATERMANIA:
"The play ultimately draws a little from Shakespeare, but also from comic books, and the sights and sounds of San Francisco. And in the way it invites you into its porous reality, it's inspired. "
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VARIETY:
"Boo! "The King of Shadows" comes knocking a little too early for Halloween, but Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has made his creepy ghost story appropriate for all seasons by dressing it up as Shakespeare. Both trick and treat, the play's tightly plotted twists, occasionally loud references to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and naturalistic dialogue stay so consistently engrossing it doesn't occur to you until the end of the evening that the little four-hander is actually a remarkably ambitious fantasy. "
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NYTHEATRE.COM:
"King of Shadows wonderfully walks the line of fantasy and reality with touches of lush imagery."
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NEW YORK SUN:
"In the case of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's note outlining the genesis of his "King of Shadows,"... the seeming disclaimer goes something like this: The play took the shape it took because the grant that paid for it demanded that shape. That may not be Mr. Aguirre-Sacasa's intention, but it is the effect, and it goes a long way toward explaining how this passionate dramatist... ended up with quite such a pallid, paint-by-numbers piece."
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