New York Theatre Review '09

Should be out any second now.  Be sure to get your copy.

http://culturebot.org/2009/05/01/new-york-theater-review-2009/

Come See Pretty Theft

another good review

http://www.offoffonline.com/reviews.php?id=1603

also coming up

June 16th, Tampa, FL
a reading of Nerve
http://www.jobsitetheater.org/jobside.asp

May 6, NYC
New York Theatre Review party
featuring a short play of mine
http://www.bowerypoetry.com/#Event/71093

another nice review

http://www.thevillager.com/villager_313/stealinghearts.html

more reviews

Neighborbee "I’ve never been involved in a bank heist but if I were, I could never be tasked with the role of Getaway Driver. I can’t navigate with any certainty when the car is required to do above 30 mph on a city street. Ask me to drive at break-neck speed through urban obstacles and then set you down at the end safely and I assure you: I can’t do it. But Adam Szymkowicz can … and in his new play Pretty Theft directed by Angela Astle he shows us how he navigates those narrow streets and dark alleys like a pro." Just Shows To Go You “…quirky-funny but generally unsettling play which is distinguished by a playful Mee-like collage surface and unifying undercurrents of sadness and of danger. I mean no disrespect to the theatrical economy of Angela Astle’s clarifying direction nor to the playwright when I say that the material could be easily shaped into a screenplay: it has indie-movie sensibilities and attitude.” Flavorpill “a sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and at times nostalgic coming-of-age story.” nytheatre.com “Adam Szymkowicz has written a play full of interesting people…The dialogue and humor in this play are excellent…It runs a lean, intermission-less 90 minutes and is very satisfying… This would be good theater for young women not only to see but also to perform.”

the breakdown

Pretty Theft, Flux Theatre Ensemble, New York, NY, April 23-May 17 Nerve, Echo Theatre, St. Louis, MO, June 5-June 20 Food For Fish, Essential Theatre, Atlanta, GA, July 5-August 1 Herbie: Poet of the Wild West, Doorway Arts Ensemble, Washington DC, July 15-July 26 I expect to see you at all the performances.

Early Reviews...more to come

NY Times "disturbing but touching ... Mr. Szymkowicz writes quirky plays about contemporary topics like online dating and gender roles, but there always seems to be something — a knife, a rope, a dead body — in an unexpected place. In “Pretty Theft,” the undercurrent of danger goes beyond quirkiness; it’s more subtle and ultimately more horrifying. The play takes place in a terrifying world where reckless people get hurt, and so do more or less innocent bystanders." Theatre Knights (& Daze): News & Reviews "a near-flawless production that kept me spellbound from start to finish. Indeed, as the play ended, I found I needed several minutes to both dry my eyes and process the elegant beauty of what I had just witnessed." Blogcritics Magazine "To go with its jigsaw-puzzle structure and precision dialogue, Adam Szymkowicz's fine psychological comedy-drama Pretty Theft has pathos, sharp humor, a dash of horror, dancing, and many scene changes. It's the kind of play that demands an exceptional production, and that's just what it gets at the Access Theatre on lower Broadway."