Lucy Kirkwood's newest dark comedy, The Welkin, officially opened Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company June 12, and the reviews are rolling in. Directed by Sarah Benson, the piece will play through June 30.
Set in rural England in 1759, the piece centers on a young woman who has been sentenced to death. When she tries to escape the noose by claiming she is pregnant, 12 ordinary women are gathered to decide whether she is telling the truth as the country awaits the return of Halley’s comet.
Read the reviews below.
New York Stage Review (Michael Sommers)
New York Theatre Guide (Joe Dziemianowicz)
The New York Times (Maya Phillips)*
Reclining Standards (David Fox)
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The Welkin stars Tilly Botsford, Paige Gilbert (A Raisin In The Sun, Skin of Our Teeth), Ann Harada (Into the Woods, Avenue Q), Jenn Kidwell (Underground Railroad Game), Mary McCann (Harper Regan), Emily Cass McDonnell (I’m Revolting, The Thin Place), MacKenzie Mercer (Frozen), Sandra Oh (The Sympathizer, Quiz Lady), Dale Soules (Orange Is The New Black, Hair), Danny Wolohan (Camelot, To Kill a Mockingbird), Haley Wong (Mary Gets Hers), Hannah Cabell (The Father), Glenn Fitzgerald (The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window), Nadine Malouf (Grief Hotel), Susannah Perkins (The Wolves), and Simone Recasner (Ain't No Mo').
The Welkin features sets by dots, costumes by Kaye Voyce, lights by Stacey Derosier, sound by Palmer Hefferan, special effects by Jeremy Chernick, hair and wigs by Cookie Jordan, makeup by Gabrielle Vincent, movement by David Neumann, intimacy direction by Crista Marie Jackson, and casting by The Telsey Office. Amanda Spooner serves as the production stage manager.
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Company of The Welkin
Haley Wong, Paige Gilbert, Susannah Perkins, Simone Recasner, Ann Harada, Jennifer Nikki Kidwell, Tilly Botsford, Hannah Cabell and Mary McCann in The Welkin
Sandra Oh and cast of The Welkin
Dale Soules, Mary McCann, Ann Harada, Sandra Oh, Tilly Botsford, Nadine Malouf, Hannah Cabell, and Emily Cass McDonnell in The Welkin
Haley Wong, Sandra Oh, Dale Soules, and Ann Harada in The Welkin
Haley Wong and cast of The Welkin
Ann Harada, Simone Recasner, and Sandra Oh in The Welkin
