Liars and Believers – Theater Mirror

Glen Moore in Liars and Believers’ upcoming, ‘The End is Nigh’
Photos by Ollie Kamens

By Kilian Melloy

Liars and Believers devises its shows using a collaborative process. Its shows are lively and inspired, combining various theatrical traditions in works like Yellow Bird Chase, a favorite that tours to enthusiastic audiences. But the company doesn’t create fun fluff; behind the clowning, bright design work, and physical comedy are artistic director Jason Slavick’s creative and philosophical concerns. “I have political and social goals,” Slavick admits. “Actually, everything I do has some deep intention, even Yellow Bird.”

Liars and Believers’ “Don’t Open This” at Arrow Street Arts

By Marc Levy

I made the trek to New York three times to see “Sleep No More,” the modern-dance reimagining of “Macbeth” and Daphne du Maurier’s “Rebecca” that since 2011 (and ending Oct. 16) has filled a literal multistory warehouse with explorable environments from a candy store to a graveyard. You race from room to room, following actors through the dark as best you can, lost in a crowd of fellow masked ghosts watching gore, sex, and witchcraft with a 1930s vibe. It’s utter sensory overload – and I’ve been kicking myself for nearly 15 years that I didn’t go see it when Cambridge’s A.R.T. helped put it on in Brookline’s Old Lincoln School for four months in 2009-2010.

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Theater Mirror’s Kilian Melloy Interviews Liars and Believers’ Georgia Lyman and Jason Slavick on Latest Show, ‘The End is Nigh’

Liars and Believers’ “Don’t Open This” an Immersive Theatrical Spectacle