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The Buzz
New York/National Press Celebrity Sightings Edinburgh/London Reviews
(11/18/05): Michael Milligan to take over the role of Thom Pain on 11/21 for the remainder of the run! (9/8/05): Be sure to catch the feature on Will Eno ("Twenty Questions") in the September issue of American Theatre Magazine! (9/6/05):
THOM PAIN welcomes T. Ryder Smith in the title role! (8/6/05): THOM PAIN (based on nothing) extends through the end of 2005! (5/1/05): THOM PAIN (based on nothing) extends until Labor Day! (4/28/05): James Urbaniak nominated for a 2005 Drama Desk Award (Best Solo Performance) for his performance in THOM PAIN (based on nothing). (4/4/05): THOM PAIN (based on nothing) announced as a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize! Congratulations!
Stars who have come to see THOM PAIN (based on nothing):
Quotable Quotes from New York:
The New York Times "Run, don't walk. Four stars, plus an extra!" "A small masterpiece!" "It nearly defies description." "A treasured night in the theatre." "Will Eno is a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation!"
Time Out New York "Sublime!" "Eno has emerged as one of the most original young playwrights on the scene."
Variety "Beguiling!" "'Thom Pain' is like a conductor charting musical movements in language and memory."
The New Yorker "Will Eno's monologue owes a debt to early Albee." "It's the talk of the town!"
The New York Sun "Delicious. So see it!"
United Press International "'THOM PAIN (based on nothing)', a sardonic monologue play by Will Eno that reflects on the beauty and terror of life, is on its way to becoming a cult Off-Broadway hit!"
Entertainment Weekly "Wil Eno's virtuoso monologue is a masterpiece of Beckettian geometry. Brilliant!"
Cleveland Plain-Dealer "A tour-de-force excursion! Will Eno's thrilling, tightrope-walking, one man dissertation on the absurdities of life is a memorable night in the theater."
Newsday "THOM PAIN (based on nothing) offers up a familiar dose of existential angst coated with easy-to-swallow cleverness. The desolation of an empty stage won't strike anyone as news, but playwright Will Eno renders it with intellectual playfulness. Eno creates amusing theatrical analogues for solitude in an unresponsive universe. The production is directed with elegant simplicity by Hal Brooks."
The News-Times "Will Eno has brought Off-Broadway his completely engaging "Thom Pain (based on nothing)", full of depth, richness, and dark humor. I found this play saturated with humanity, wit and provocation. This is a double-barreled evening of intellece with Eno coming off as a bright new presence, guided with genius by director, Hal Brooks."
The Buzz from Edinburgh and London: " It's hard to imagine more dazzling writing on any stage this year... Eno is light, rhythmic and meticulous. " The Daily Telegraph" A dense and reflective monologue about being human .. an intriguing text and exceptional performance." The Times" Eno's magnificent monologue captures the agony of being and mystery of meaning in a single witty, intense and dark hour. This piece rediscovers theatrical monologue." The List" This is a particular kind of theatre for which we do not have an easy label. Eno finds the elusive balancing point at which bile, inward and outward, is in equipoise with the fascination at the character's intelligence. A simply magnificent performance, suggesting a particle-wide beam of insight into Thom's thoughts and feelings. It should be seen." Financial Times
"The words sparkle." Fringe Report
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