Written by Nicky Silver
Directed by Wilson Milam
Synopsis:
Nate and Laurel are a comfortably married, Upper West Side couple -- until Nate's wayward brother Hal arrives from Hollywood. What at first seems a casual visit, a chance to reconnect, is quickly revealed as something more ominous. Hal may have had success, but human connection is all that matters, and he intends to make connections -- no matter who pays the price. Nicky Silver's Three Changes is a funny and darkly suspenseful look at the joy of family, and how far we'll go to get it.
NEW YORK TIMES:
"The story of a fatal family reunion, “Three Changes” appears to have been assembled from a back catalog of absurdist plays and movies from three and four decades ago. Whether intentional or not, these references to enigmas past have the perverse effect of making the unknowable feel like a known quantity. "
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NEW YORK POST:
"By the time it reaches its strained, ironic conclusion, "Three Changes" has gone through too many changes for its own good. "
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THEATERMANIA:
"But sadly, even the play's many strengths -- including some incredibly beautifully speeches -- are often camouflaged in Wilson Milam's rather misguided production. "
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VARIETY:
" As pointless as it is thankless, this self-consciously warped reflection on the "connective tissue" of family is rarely troubled by a moment of truth. "
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NEWSDAY:
"While figuring things out, he has written a pretty dull mess of a transitional marriage drama that attempts the menace of Harold Pinter with a scary gay punk from Joe Orton and two power-shifting brothers from Sam Shepard. "
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TIME OUT NY:
"I can’t recall when last I saw quite such a wipeout at Playwrights Horizons. A poorly structured pile-on of whiny, wandering dialogue, papier-mâché characters and phony plot twists, Three Changes is the kind of play that Joe Orton might have written after he was brained with a hammer. "
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amNY:
"But his new family drama "Three Changes," now receiving its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons, is completely devoid of focus, originality or critical thought. "
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