Show: Fairview

On Best Theater of 2018 Lists from: The New York Times, New York Magazine, TIME, The New Yorker, American Theatre, Buzzfeed, Los Angeles Times, and Time Out New York

“dazzling and ruthless…one of the most exquisitely and systematically arranged ambushes of an unsuspecting audience in years…a glorious, scary reminder of the unmatched power of live theater to rattle, roil and shake us wide awake.”

Ben Brantley, The New York Times, Critic's Pick

“astoundingly smart and riveting…Ms. Drury is the beneficiary of the rich history of Black female craftsmanship. And “Fairview” is an everlasting, essential tribute.”

Patrick A. Bradford, Notes On Theater

“Jackie Sibblies Drury’s outstanding, frustrating, hilarious, and sui generis new play… Symbolically breaking through the one-way mirror, [Drury] challenged us with fairly direct shit.”

Hilton Als, The New Yorker

“rare and intimidating, unresolved and raw…It left me with the blood pounding in my ears.”

Sara Holdren, Critic's Pick, New York Magazine

“a hugely intelligent play… In larger society, such exercises in imagination seem near-impossible — but maybe, Sibblies Drury suggests, rehearsing them onstage offers us a dose of the courage we need out in the real world.

Miriam Felton-Dansky, The Village Voice

“unforgettable”

Adam Feldman (4 stars), TimeOut New York

“Jackie Sibblies Drury’s shapeshifting Fairview wants us to think more carefully about those old conventions, about the way power and race move through a simple thing like consuming a piece of art.”

Helen Shaw, 4Columns