The God with Two Faces
Essay
Catch as Catch Can
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
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Written by
Mia Chung
Directed by Daniel Aukin
Deep in blue-collar New England, the Phelans and the Lavecchias welcome home a prodigal son, setting off an evolving crisis that reshapes their lives… and the play itself. In Mia Chung’s cyclone of a play, three actors perform across race, gender, and generation — a family drama that doubles as a theatrical tour de force.
This production has received generous support from the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater.
Featuring
Creative Team
ReviewsMatt Saunders
Scenic Designer
Enver Chakartash
Costume Designer
Marika Kent
Lighting Designer
Bray Poor
Sound Designer
Gigi Buffington
Vocal and Text Coach
Genevieve Ortiz
Production Stage Manager
Zach Brecheen
Assistant Stage Manager
“A pleasure of Mia Chung’s 'Catch as Catch Can' is the way it lays bare the theatricality of family life. Ms. Chung’s play is, in its tender way, a horror story: a dark parable about what happens if we try to swap roles or refuse to play along or reveal ourselves to our nearest without makeup or stage lights.”
— The New York Times“★★★★★ Smoothly virtuosic — gently well-observed and rich in sidelong detail. Catch as Catch Can is what Off Broadway theater can be at its best. Don’t miss it.”
— Time Out New York
