"Rajiv Joseph's 2009 drama Gruesome Playground Injuries is both a love story and a slow-motion collisionbrought into sharp, lingering focus in a new Off-Broadway revival at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The immediate intrigue surrounding this production is its casting. Nicholas Braun, in his first major New York stage appearance since the end of Succession, brings the same gawky, searching vulnerability that made Cousin Greg an unlikely cultural icon."
"Gruesome Playground Injuries, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2011 at Second Stage Theatre with Pablo Schreiber and Jennifer Carpenter, remains one of Joseph's most haunting works. His career has been marked by a blend of dark humor, psychological volatility, and unexpected tenderness, seen in plays such as Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (which played Broadway with Robin Williams), Guards at the Taj, and his new historical drama Archduke, now also running Off-Broadway."
Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries is revived Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, presenting a love story and a slow-motion collision between two characters across decades. Nicholas Braun makes his major New York stage return with gawky, searching vulnerability; Kara Young contributes formidable stage presence and a recent streak of acclaimed Broadway work. Neil Pepe directs the piece in nonlinear fragments that chart Doug and Kayleen from ages eight to thirty-eight, using lengthy onstage transitions for costume and wound changes. The revival aligns with the Lortel's trend of star-led, intimate reinterpretations of contemporary American dramas.
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