Caryl Churchill's latest play, "Far Away," is at New York Theater Workshop, and it's brilliant. I don't feel like I can write a good review of it, but the people that call it a "tiny epic" are correct. It's about an hour long, but it has more substance than most plays I've seen lately. Frances McDormand is brilliant, as are the other members of the cast. The equally fabulous Kathleen Chalfant will take over in McDormand's role soon. The sexy Chris Messina, last seen (by us at least) in "This Thing of Darkness," by Craig Lucas and David Schulner, also stars.

I know most of my friends in NY don't have a lot of money to spend on culture, so check out the "Cheap Tickets" link at the top of the NYTW site for information on rush tickets or ushering.

NY Times review

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Tonight we saw Mac Wellman's "Antigone" at Dance Theater Workshop, a collaboration with Annie-B Parson. It's great fun, and it was one of the most beautiful -- visually, musically, and verbally -- evenings of theatre I've had in years. The cast is awesome, and the music and sound design are by Cynthia Hopkins. The Village Voice review seems pretty fair to me.