THE DISAPPEAR at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theater?

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Posted: 1/12/26 at 2:26pm

Has anyone seen this yet? Any thoughts? 

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Posted: 1/13/26 at 3:56pm

Some overall positive reports on Reddit.

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Posted: 1/14/26 at 10:08am

This was very much a mixed bag. 

The play would absolutely benefit from trims - even at 2:15, it still felt too long. I found it to be meandering and unfocused, ultimately. It tries to tackle love, aging, narcissism, what it means to be an artist, parenting, and somehow global warming (??) all to varying degrees of success. 

The performances are all strong (MIRIAM SILVERMAN, MIRIAM SILVERMAN, MIRIAM SILVERMAN!!). Hamish Linklater’s character is so wholly unlikable and one-note, which was a big problem for me. I sort of felt the same way about Chalamet in MARTY SUPREME - why should I care about this central character when they’re so irredeemably horrible?! 

There were definitely bright spots - quite a few genuine laughs and (yes I’ll mention her again) Miriam Silverman is an absolute delight. I just wished the material itself was tighter and more focused. 

[1 Minute Critic]

Posted: 1/15/26 at 9:23pm

1 Minute Critic Review - 3/5 stars
Dylan Baker steals the show in ‘The Disappear,’ but there’s nowhere to go

There’s an odd moment in The Disappear, when a modestly successful Gen Z actress challenges a film director who could catapult her career on the authorship of a line from King Lear. Could it have been Mary Sidney instead of Shakespeare? Who gets credit—whether for creative endeavors or a failing marriage—is a running theme in Erica Schmidt’s new Off-Broadway play. Unfortunately, it’s one of many seeds that fail to germinate in the playwright’s self-described “seriocomedy about making art while the world is falling apart.”

Schmidt also directs, assembling an adept cast, including Hamish Linklater as Benjamin Braxton, the insolent man-child director. But it’s Dylan Baker (The Good Wife) as a British film producer, whose drunken stroll down memory lane steals the show.

In its final scene, amid a thunderous storm, The Disappear reaches for a moment worthy of Shakespearean tragedy (or whoever was writing in his name). The intention is admirable, but the ecosystem Schmidt builds can’t support this much life. She’s assembled actors capable of making us care. If only the play would let them.

Full Review Here

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Posted: 1/17/26 at 1:47pm

Helen Shaw's first NYT review! (Gift Link)

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Posted: 1/25/26 at 12:09am

this was horrid. how did this get produced? how did this many talented people agree to participate?

the main character is so irredeemably detestable that absolutely nothing makes sense. Miriam Silverman is fantastic but her character makes zero sense, even if she manages to make her somewhat credible. Dylan Baker is occasionally able to be funny, but his character is another person we are meant to believe cares about the central monster played unconvincingly by Hamish Linklater. 

by far the highlight of the evening was Linklater taking his bow in a tshirt that said f*k ice on it, which was the only thing worth applauding for here.