Atlantic Theater Company opened their world premiere of Eliya Smith's Grief Camp April 22, and the reviews are in! See what critics are saying about the production, directed by Tony nominee Les Waters, below.
The work resumed its run at the Off-Broadway company April 5 after a backstage strike postponed the production. The rescheduled run continues through May 11 in the company's Linda Gross Theater.
The production stars Arjun Athalye (Goosebumps) as Bard, Maaike Laanstra-Corn (Homofermenters) as Blue, Jack DiFalco (The Ferryman) as Cade, Alden Harris-McCoy (Dear Evan Hansen) as Guitarist, Renée-Nicole Powell as Olivia, Dominic Gross as Gideon, Lark White (Covenant) as Ester, Danny Wolohan (The Welkin) as Rocky, and Grace Brennan as Luna.
Read the reviews below.
The Front Row Center (Yuval Jonas)
Hollywood Soapbox (John Soltes)
New York Magazine/Vulture (Sara Holdren)*
New York Stage Review (Frank Scheck)
New York Theatre Guide (Kyle Turner)
Stage and Cinema (Gregory Fletcher)
Theater Life (Samuel L. Leiter, David Sheward)
TheaterMania (Zachary Stewart)
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The play is a study of loss and adolescence, set at a Virginia summer camp.
The production also features sets by Louisa Thompson, costumes by Oana Botez, lights by Isabella Byrd, sound by Bray Poor, special effects by Jeremy Chernick, and casting by Taylor Williams. Becky Flemming is the production stage manager.
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Maaike Laanstra-Corn, Lark White, and Grace Brennan in Grief Camp
Lark White and Grace Brennan in Grief Camp
Arjun Athalye, Lark White, Grace Brennan, Dominic Gross, Jack DiFalco, Maaike Laanstra-Corn and Renée-Nicole Powell in Grief Camp
Arjun Athalye, Dominic Gross, and Maaike Laanstra-Corn in Grief Camp
Jack DiFalco and Renée-Nicole Powell in Grief Camp
Grace Brennan and Lark White in Grief Camp
Jack DiFalco and Renée-Nicole Powell in Grief Camp
Maaike Laanstra-Corn in Grief Camp
Maaike Laanstra-Corn and Renée-Nicole Powell in Grief Camp
Renée-Nicole Powell and Dominic Gross in Grief Camp
Arjun Athalye and Alden Harris-McCoy in Grief Camp
Dominic Gross and Arjun Athalye in Grief Camp
Maaike Laanstra-Corn, Dominic Gross, Arjun Athalye, and Alden Harris-McCoy in Grief Camp
Renée-Nicole Powell and Lark White in Grief Camp
