Below are some of our favorite excerpts from the City Pleasure’s review of State vs. Natasha Banina. We thank them for their review, and we have provided a link below to read it in full.
To add suspense to the drama, the audience has no idea what crime Natasha’s accused of until the very end. Up to that point, it seems as if she could very possibly find herself the victim of some heinous act. We spend most of the hour finding out who she is. But before that, those who’ve constructed State have asked the audience, via a fast-moving survey, a few pointed questions about what makes them tick. Some of the questions are benign. Others make you look inward and peer into places you may not have looked in a long time. It’s all relevant to the play’s conclusion and how you, as an eventual member of Natasha’s jury, will rule on how she will spend the rest of her fictional life.