Christine Lahti in RUSSIAN TROLL FARM at Vineyard Theatre

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 1/1/24 at 3:11pm

Missed this casting news from a couple of weeks ago:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/christine-lahti-russian-troll-farm-off-broadway-1235765654/
 

“The Oscar and Emmy winner will portray Lubja, a supervisor of a professional troll farm who hands down increasingly specific asks to her subordinates, in the office comedy-meets-political satire opening at off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre on Feb. 8. She will star alongside Haskell King, Renata Friedman, John Lavelle, and Hadi Tabbal in the play’s New York debut, directed by Tony winner Darko Tresnjak.”

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/1/24 at 3:21pm

I totally missed this, too! One of my all-time favorite actresses makes this an absolute must-see for me. Thanks for posting this!

[Jarethan]

Posted: 1/1/24 at 3:41pm

She has always been one of my favorites, too.  I have never understood why she did not become bigger, given her incredible charisma and talent.  She has always been in my mind very attractive as well.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 1/1/24 at 4:02pm

I've got tickets for the end of the month. Looking forward to it and seeing Hadi Tabbal again. He was so good in English.

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 1/1/24 at 5:21pm

I missed scene partners so I’m looking forward to see this 

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 1/1/24 at 10:55pm

Kind of a win that the Vineyard snagged OSCAR winners in both of their shows this season 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 1/28/24 at 10:49pm

Loved this play. Funny, unsettling, cringey, thought-provoking, with great performances all around, and Christine Lahti fans won’t be disappointed, as she has a fantastic 15 minute-ish long monologue towards the end of the show. 

Updated On: 1/29/24 at 10:49 PM

[Melissa25]

Posted: 1/31/24 at 1:13am

Great use of projections and good performances by all but I never laughed once.  Bathroom humor and cheap shots breaking 4th wall looking for an easy laugh.  Just not for me.

[ardiem]

Posted: 1/31/24 at 4:14pm

I saw this last night and couldn't care for it at all. I was also turned off by the bathroom humor and the lack of any kind of humor beyond the basic eyerolling attempts you'd find on a late night show. The characters in the play were somehow both Russian nationals struggling to learn English grammar and American vernacular, yet at the same time spoke like a cliched grabbag of bored American office workers and had "insight" and commentary on domestic American issues that were wholly out of character.

This reminded me of a low-rent version of Circle Jerk at The Connelly Theater a few years ago (which also didn't do much for me).