Secret Life of Humans
Off Broadway, 59E59 Theaters
Reviewed by Ran Xia
BOTTOM LINE: A blind date between an anthropologist and a famous scientist's grandson triggers a cascade of big questions in this stunning production.
"What does it mean to be human?" When a play tries to tackle such a question, it may make you suspicious. Will it be unnecessarily grand, vague, or pedantic? I feared intellectual debates and history lessons. What I did not expect was how Secret Life of Humans would touch me in a most personal and deeply emotional way...
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The Festival runs February 14 - March 4.
2 Theaters, 3 Weeks, 12 Days, 30 independent theater companies, and over 150 performances.
We will be reviewing many of the shows in the festival.