Actors perform a scene from Ella Hickson's Eight
Wow. I don’t think that I was ready for Ella Hickson’s Eight. It is hard to conceive that a collection of mostly unrelated monologues which explore class, war, racism, sexuality and power could so effectively rip out my heart, toss me around like a toy and leave me for dead. I loved it. Audience members get to choose 4 of the monologues ahead of time, so I can’t even promise the same experience, but I can assure you that the experience will be explosive.
Here is what Jay Handelman of the Herald Tribune’s blog 24Seven had to say about it: “And Thursday’s performance of “Eight” made me wish there was time to see all eight monologues…”
