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David Cote

David Cote

David Cote is a critic and reporter who has written for Observer, 4 Columns and, occasionally, American Theatre. He is also a playwright and opera librettist whose work has been produced in London and around the US. In his past life as an actor, he worked with Richard Foreman, Richard Maxwell and Iranian exile auteur Assurbanipal Babilla.

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A dark dining room installation is filled with hanging red, yellow, orange and blue balloons and curly ribbons suspended from the ceiling, while a long table below is set with elaborate food displays and glowing glassware as a group of people in casual clothes observe the scene.

Review: Trust the Darkness, But Follow the Light in Spooky ‘Viola’s Room’

By David Cote
A man and a woman sit next to each other on a bed in a dimly lit room, with the man leaning forward looking serious and the woman in a blue polka-dot dress looking slightly downward.

Review: A Hot Mess and a Sex Pest Go on a Date in ‘Lowcountry’

By David Cote

Review: Hugh Jackman Tells Tales Out of School in ‘Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes’ 

By David Cote

Review: A Steady, Not-Too Bumpy Ride to William Inge’s Bus Stop

By David Cote

Review: ‘Dead Outlaw’ Is An Exquisite Corpse and Killer Close to the Broadway Season

By David Cote

Review: Not-Such-Happy Campers Vacation with Bereavement in ‘Grief Camp’

By David Cote

Review: A Caryl Churchill Tasting Menu of Haute Weird at the Public Theater

By David Cote

Review: High Schoolers Tell Truth and Shame the Devil in ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ 

By David Cote

‘Smash’ Is Escapist Fluff and Exactly What We Need Right Now

By David Cote

Review: Does Kieran Culkin Close the Deal in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’?

By David Cote

Review: Sarah Snook Blows Up in Multimedia Dazzler ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ 

By David Cote
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