PARIS
written by Eboni Booth
directed by Knud Adamswith Jules Latimer, Ann McDonough, Bruce McKenzie, James Murtaugh, Eddie K. Robinson, Danielle Skraastad, and Christopher Dylan White
set design by David Zinn
lighting design by Oona Curley
sound design by Fan Zhang
original music by Trey Anastasio
costume design by Arnulfo Maldonado
hair and makeup by J. Jared Janas
stage managed by Kristy Bodall
The Atlantic, 2020
New York Magazine: The 10 Best Theater Moments of 2020
Shared the Outer Critics Circle’s John Gassner Award for new American play
REVIEWS
“Director Knud Adams frames the production like a horror movie. He has thought carefully about the way our eyes move through David Zinn’s photorealistic set, so that the spaces, even empty, throb with menace. Each element has this cinematic precision.”
Helen Shaw, New York Magazine
“Booth’s beautifully executed drama is an exercise in careful characterization, exquisite pacing.”
Helen Shaw, New York Magazine: 14 great things to do in NYC
“Director Knud Adams is always fastidious, and here his icy perfectionism exactly matched the writer’s cinematic naturalism: It was so rich in detail, audiences could feel the Vermont cold from their seats in New York. The performances were also all stupendous, and I dream that this production might return after the shutdown.”
Helen Shaw, New York Magazine: The 10 Best Theater Moments of 2020
“…realistically acted, astutely written play, which is directed with a very even hand by Knud Adams.”
Ben Brantley, The New York Times
[★★★★, Recommended] “There’s an easy rhythm to director Knud Adams’s subtly brilliant production that cloaks Paris in a guise of lightness. But the truth lies in wait like a box cutter in the dark.”
Naveen Kumar, Time Out New York
[★★★★] “Percolates at a slow and even pace, under the sure direction of Knud Adams, as it establishes the plight of each of its seven characters.”
Stanford Friedman, New York Theater Guide
A “lean and impressive debut play… Each character is both sharply written and played.”
Tim Teeman, Daily Beast“Eboni Booth’s Paris at Atlantic Stage 2 was an underrated gem of our abbreviated 2020 theater season, and felt like the exciting announcement of an important new voice.”
Joey Sims, Exeunt
[7 Shows I Wish I Could Watch in My Living Room] “Eboni Booth's off-Broadway playwriting debut was one of my favorite shows of 2020… Paris takes a hard look at the realities of this undercompensated and underappreciated line of work.”
Zachary Stewart, TheaterMania
(photos by Ahron R. Foster)