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Indian Princesses Opens Off-Broadway to Divergent Reviews

Early reviews show a split over empathy versus YA tropes.

Overview

  • Critics publishing Wednesday, following Tuesday's opening night, reported a mixed response to the Atlantic Theater Company premiere.
  • The production runs at the Linda Gross Theater through June 7 in a co-production with Rattlestick Theater.
  • The play uses a former YMCA father–daughter program to explore cultural appropriation and identity, a ritual that reviewers note has since been retired.
  • TheaterMania praised Miranda Cornell’s direction, the ensemble’s performances, and the design work, calling the play empathetic and intelligent.
  • Lighting&Sound America criticized uneven character writing and said the piece leans on familiar Young Adult Theatre devices.