"The Fear of 13 concerns Nick Yarris, who spent a troubled youth addicted to drugs and stealing cars before he was railroaded into a murder conviction, which came with a death sentence."
"Yarris maintained his innocence throughout his 22 years on death row, enlisting the help of various lawyers and a volunteer, Jackie Schaffer, whom he married while still incarcerated."
"Cromer employs a similar midcentury modernism here. Characters often stand in small pools of light, directly addressing the audience."
"There is something nearly Brechtian about the naked theatricality of the Fear of 13, which makes one wish that the text of the play was doing something more inventive."
The Fear of 13 tells the true story of Nick Yarris, who was wrongfully convicted and spent 22 years on death row. The play, written by Lindsey Ferrentino, explores Yarris's troubled youth, his fight for exoneration, and his eventual release based on DNA evidence. Directed by David Cromer, the production employs a midcentury modern aesthetic and features direct audience engagement. Despite its earnestness and theatrical ambition, the play is criticized for its conventional narrative structure and lack of inventiveness in storytelling.
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