Critical Mass - A Dark and Caustic Comedy
Schedule
Fri Sep 19 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:15 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Marigny Opera House | New Orleans, LA
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Critical Mass A Dark and Caustic Comedy
by Deb Margolin
"An artful and insightful work about our compulsion to inflict opinions on one another, and beyond that, a treatise on how we smother our loneliness with words." -New York Times
In Critical Mass, a Narrator – artist, mother, investigator of society's foibles – takes us on an absurd and darkly humorous exploration of humanity’s impulse towards criticism, from its most elevated to its most base. Meanwhile, a troupe of actors desperately works to prove their worth to a theater critic, and the Critic himself goes through an existential crisis about his role in these actors’ lives and the value of his work. In the end, the only choice left is to dive desperately into human connection.
A Regional Premiere
Written by Deb Margolin
Directed by Tricia Anderson
Presented at The Marigny Opera House
725 St. Ferdinand St., New Orleans
Fri., 9/19 - Mon., 9/22 @ 7:30PM
Fri., 9/26 - Mon., 9/29 @ 7:30PM
$25+ Tickets (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Pay-What-You-Can: Friday, September 19th
Talkback with the Playwright: Saturday, September 27th
FEATURING:
NARRATOR – Pam Roberts
CRITIC – Joshua Tierney / Brian Sands
ENSEMBLE #1 – Mary Davis
ENSEMBLE #2 – Roney Jones
ENSEMBLE #3 – Dontez Banks
ENSEMBLE #4 – Joe Signorelli
Director – Tricia Anderson
Stage Manager – Amani Veals
Sound Designer – Bobby Burvant
Set & Props Designer – Adam Tourek
Lighting Designer – Stephen Thurber
Costume Designer – Leah Floyd
Producer – Bennett Kirschner
Poster Designer – Sarah VanDerMeer
This production is supported by a grant from the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Foundation.
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Where is it happening?
Marigny Opera House, 721 St Ferdinand St, New Orleans, LA 70117-7367, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
