Richard Maxwell’s style can be off-putting or self-defeating, yet its virtues are manifest in this piece.
Richard Maxwell
Camera Obscura: Jackie Sibblies Drury’s ‘Really’
Really by Jackie Sibblies Drury had its world premiere at Abrons Arts Center on March 18.
Bar Exam: Richard Maxwell’s ‘The Evening’
The signature style of Richard Maxwell — a playwright and director who has received awards and fellowships from practically every major theater foundation, and whose rehearsals were presented as a work of art in the 2012 Whitney Biennial — works well in his latest piece, The Evening.
Wagner with Quotes on: Richard Maxwell’s ‘Isolde’
Director/writer Richard Maxwell was included in the 2012 Whitney Biennial, an unusual, though not undeserved, honor for a theater director. His Isolde, now running at the Abrons Arts Center, is a departure from his recent work, a surprisingly conventional play, which he presents in his customary flat, affectless fashion.