Romance

by Neil LaBute

Director

“Most intriguing is “Romance, “by Neil LaBute, a scene between ex-lovers whose genders are unspecified in the script, Under the direction of Dolores Rice, two terrific male actors (Jeff Binder and Demond Green) perform the play two different ways—but it would be fascinating to see a whole evening of permutations, charting the moving axes of gender and power…” The New Yorker

“…’Romance’…this affecting, carefully drawn piece, an excavation of a failed relationship…is simply devastating, and devastatingly delivered. Mr. LaBute builds a surprise into the piece that would be ruined by describing it…” The New York Times

There are plenty of sparks in Neil LaBute’s ‘Romance,’ Jeff Binder and Demond Green endow these characters with a rich sexual history and director Dolores Rice orchestrates their relational shifts with sensitivity.” Backstage

“Romance’ isn’t your regular LaBute hatefest…Here, Dolores Rice has cast men, Jeff Binder and Demond Green. ‘Romance’ is nice and tight, and Binder, in particular, place catty passive-aggressiveness with flair.” The New York Post

“LaBute’s ear for searingly convincing dialogue distinguishes the work…[Jeff Binder and Demond Green] are excellently flexible…the interpretations’ difference due to Dolores Rice’s direction.”
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