Sewer Rats at Sea

Sewer Rats at Sea is a curious, dangerous story to come from such a young playwright. ZK's language is intricate, intelligent and certainly dreamy. Aaron's hand at direction is palpable: the actors dance across the stage in between snappy, verbal exchanges, and the sexual tension and danger of their encounter engages throughout. Without enough dramatic action, however, I found myself drifting off, returning to a loop of poetic descriptions. My favorite moment was also my most hated: the “meta” line, in which Lauren Marie’s character alludes to Brecht, forcing the audience to acknowledge the artifice of the play. I could feel a collective groan/snicker pass through the audience. Perhaps with further script development, focusing on bre... full review

ZK Lowenfels crafts a poetic script in this short fringe show that fails to live up to all of it's hype. And it pains me to be that honest, but I really can't tell you what the show was trying to do, or say, or convey - other than "hey look at me, I'm written by a self-masturbatory, smart-ass poet, to young for her own good". I was left... perplexed... unimpressed. Now don't get me wrong - the show is beautifully written... but it just dances in circles. Lack of character names make you forget about the characters when they're not on stage, and not really care about what they do or say when they are present. "They're on a boat.... okay.... cool." For lack of a better word, the presentation of it all seems forced. The set, lighting, s... full review