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RESCUE ME: Time Out New York CRITIC'S PICK!
and more great reviews!
Check out what AUDIENCES are saying about RESCUE ME
GET TO KNOW THE CAST: Ryan King
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Reviews
TimeOutNY
TIME OUT NEW YORK
CRITIC'S PICK
Inspired by Eurpides' Iphigenia in Tauris, this astute mélange - a splendid collaboration between debut
playwright Michi Barall and veteran director Loy Arcenas - coalesces elements of song, dance and video into
an inventive show that's part eccentric contemporary deconstruction, part scholarly symposium and part
empowerment tale. David Greenspan's turn as Artemis is a highlight, but the whole eight-person ensemble
nimbly balances focused playfulness with ironic detachment
-Diane Snyder
NYTimes
Perched atop a staircase, David Greenspan accents his delivery with comic flair and irresistible physical
grace.
-Jason Zinoman
NewYorker
A whiz-bang, stylish production!
-Michael Schulman
TheaterMania
Winningly irreverent. Giddy and infectious.
-Patrick Lee
NYTheater
A funny, touching play imbued not only with political consciousness
but genuine emotion. The ensemble is excellent!
-Heather J. Violanti
AudiencesCheck out what AUDIENCES are
saying about RESCUE ME!!!
"this is Iphigenia through a lens of action, humor and motion...
My friends, go see it."
Michael Golamco, I Love Storytelling
"Eighty minutes fly by in a haze of fun."
Eva Yaa Asantewass, Infinite Body
"this was my wildest theatrical dream come true, a play that contained
both witty banter and good shirtlessness."
Nandita, Indians for Male Shirtlessness
"who could ask for more? go and see this!!!"
Winnie Lok, Winnie's Window
"has there ever been a funnier narrator anywhere"
Robert Berenson, All That Chat
GETTING TO KNOW THE CAST
AND here's.......Ryan!
Ryan King
Role of Pylades
Ryan King1
This is your first show with Ma-Yi! What has been the best part about working with Ma-Yi?
I was lucky enough to work on another of Michi's plays for the Ma-Yi reading series last Fall, and that was
when I discovered their amazing writer's lab. They've made a commitment to fully producing the works
developed in the lab. It seems like a lot of great plays in the city get multiple readings, and then sometimes
get workshopped to death, and it is nice to see a company committed to trusting writers and producing them.
You have been involved in many great off-Broadway productions here in NY. What's good about being an
actor in NYC?
It sounds like a canned response, but getting to work with such a wide variety of people. I've been lucky
enough to get to work with some of my favorite writers and actors and directors. It is definitely one of the
perks. Also, as a unemployed actor, you get a free pair of shoes every year. That's pretty good too. Weird,
but good.
Have you enjoyed having a "shirtless" scene in RESCUE ME? Audiences certainly have!
I will only do shows where I appear topless. I feel like my best work, in the theater and in life, has been while
topless. I'm pretty sure they are developing a piece in the Ma-Yi lab about me being topless. They'll still
probably make me audition for it.
What do you like to do outside of theatre?
I like to love on and walk and snuggle my dog. He's amazing. I spend an unnecessary amount of time
going to concerts, which I think is a habit I formed in college when I worked for a college radio station. I write
a lot. Go to museums. All of the cliche stuff you do in New York. In the past few weeks, my newest hobby
has been to study Paco Tolson.
Besides the snacks, why would you recommend this show to a friend?
We've recently noticed that the classics scholars have been consistently cute. It never hurts to be around a
cute classics scholar.
Come see Ryan in...
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Rescue Me
(a postmodern classic with snacks)
by Michi Barall, directed by Loy Arcenas
Now through April 18
Ohio Theater- 66 Wooster Street, Soho
Tue-Sat 7:30pm; Sat-Sun 2:30pm
Rescue Me (A Postmodern Classic with Snacks) is a tragi-comedy about what to do when your Dad tries to
kill you, your Mom freaks out, your brother goes crazy and you're surrounded by Barbarians.
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