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"Fishback has a Kushnerian sense for the complexities of historical memory, and while You Will Experience Silence might not be as panoramic as Angels in America, it’s sassier and more fun.... - Village Voice (Review) |
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"The latest work of multitalent Dan Fishback tackles topics from Iraq to sex." - Time Out New York (Feature Article) |
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"OMG, you didn't know there were twinks in the land of the ancient, Greek Empire-occupied Israelites? Well, there are at least two in Dan Fishback's funny, poignant and really smart play..." |
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"Consistently sharp, funny and endearingly off-kilter." |
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"Seeing this very downtown work in the midst of Broadway’s pre-Tony crush was like a splash of cold water in the face. 'Silence' is so much smarter, wittier and sexier than, say, 'God of Carnage.'" |
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"We were psyched last night to be invited to a rehearsal of 'You Will Experience Silence' — the latest super-smart and funny creation of antifolk hero Dan Fishback..." |
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"Folk singer and playwright Dan Fishback is making Hanukkah sexy." -Village Voice (Preview) |
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"At times, my actors seem to think it's weird that we're staging such a sexually graphic play in a building like this, surrounded by older Jews having meetings, singing songs and speaking in Yiddish. But to me, it feels entirely appropriate." |
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"Fishback fits into a broad, particularly Jewish tradition of argument and invective, whose adherents court both acceptance and rejection. And getting them together in one fell swoop is the mark of its success." |
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"Dan Fishback manages to be both Jewish and gay, which honestly is not really that much of an accomplishment. What is an accomplishment, however, is his latest play."
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"Funny, quick-witted and well-performed..." |
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"I ask myself, on a daily basis, why I am making art instead of dedicating my life directly to social justice. I always tell myself that my art will make a bigger difference in the long run, but I’m skeptical of that rationale." |
