Overview
- Clare Barron’s play returned Off-Broadway on February 23 at Cherry Lane Theatre in a staging by original director Anne Kauffman.
- Alia Shawkat leads as Mae opposite Peter Friedman as her ailing father, with Caleb Joshua Eberhardt, Misha Brooks, Nadine Malouf, and Nina White in support.
- Reviews highlight a blend of intimate family scenes and dreamlike sexual fantasies, a tonal mix some critics praise and others find distancing.
- TheaterMania and other outlets commend Shawkat’s performance and the production’s feeling of lived-in family dynamics, while New York Stage Review faults the play’s quirkiness and muted emotional pull.
- BroadwayWorld reports the run, which began previews on February 12, has been extended through April 12, and multiple reviews note a late cast change with Paul Cooper stepping into the cowboy role.