Practice

Critic’s Pick! “Profound and affecting... What we have seen, Hassan impresses upon us, is what it really takes to make theatre, and what it can cost those making it.” – The New York Times

“Nazareth Hassan’s Practice horrified me, exactly as intended... whatever our theories of power, Hassan is right: In practice, it needs an exorcism.” – Vulture

“An incantatory deep dive into the sociologies of performance that is as disturbing as it is riveting... A theatrical experience in which the line between artistic rigor and psychic violation is perilously thin.” – Time Out New York

“A witty portrait of abuse of power, written like a familiar cautionary tale... Hassan builds psychological friction through the unsettlingly intimate demands of the medium of theatre itself, staged via a repertoire of rigorous group activities... [the] writing is particularly menacing in this second act.” – Brooklyn Rail

“An unsettling interrogation of theatre’s power dynamics that teeters on the line between exposé and exploitation. I can’t stop thinking about it, though!” – Exeunt

“[Nazareth Hassan is] a truly distinctive voice, at once deceptively nonchalant... scathing, hyperintellectual and ambitious.” – New York Magazine

“It’s challenging to look away from the horrifying, absurd, and comical manifestations of power that scramble for the limelight from every direction. Here, everyone is complicit in their choices; everyone seeks influence, be it creative or otherwise, because, to be influential is to feel empowered. And so, I leave Practice – a play that wrestles with a deluge of contradictions – submerged in a hurricane of discomfort. Why is it so important to feel chosen?” – Brooklyn Rail