Russian Troll Farm 2024
Opened: February 8, 2024Closing: March 03, 2024
Russian Troll Farm - 2024 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Vineyard Theatre
108 East 15th Street New York, NY 10003
Steve likes Masha; Masha likes Nikolai; and Egor just wants to win a microwave. It’s another day at the office for the workers of St. Petersburg’s infamous (real-life) Internet Research Agency, whose job is manipulating social media to advance Russia’s agenda at home and abroad. Set in the lead-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, office comedy meets political satire in Sarah Gancher’s shape-shifting examination of the power, seduction, and danger of a good story. A New York Times Critic’s Pick in its acclaimed online version, the NYC premiere is directed by Tony Award® winner Darko Tresnjak (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder).
Russian Troll Farm - 2024 - Off-Broadway Cast
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‘Russian Troll Farm’ Off Broadway Review: Hitting a New Low in Election Interference
3 / 10
Before we get to what’s wrong with Russian characters sounding as if they lived and worked in Illinois, let’s tackle that word “comedy” in the play’s title. The only laughter escaping from the Vineyard Theatre these days is the forced variety that comes from an audience being embarrassed for the performers. You know when a director – in this case, Darko Tresnjak – is desperate to keep an audience’s attention. In “Russian Troll Farm,” two of the Russian trolls conduct their mundane conversation while seated in toilet stalls next to each other. We are spared sound effects, fortunately. Elsewhere, overacting and a bare chest dominate the stage.
The Trouble With Trolls, in Russian Troll Farm
5 / 10
Yes, its characters work at a real-life organization, the Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg, which does employ an army of coders and tweeters to sow discord on American social media. And yes, a good percentage of the tweets we see these characters firing off are real in that they were really created by Russian internet trolls and really deployed during the 2016 election. But as Gancher notes in the program, “The Office is not about paper, [and this] play is not about politics. It’s about the people.” While that aim — to unmask the trolls and flesh them out as humans — is potentially compelling, it doesn’t end up generating a consistently powerful engine for the play.
Listen: RUSSIAN TROLL FARM: THE PODCAST Episode 1 Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 23, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 23, 2024
Listen now to the first episode of Russian Troll Farm: The Podcast.
RUSSIAN TROLL FARM Extended At Vineyard Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2024
by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2024
Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, will now play until March 3, 2024, at Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15th Street).
Photos: Inside Opening Night of RUSSIAN TROLL FARM at Vineyard Theatre
by Bruce Glikas - February 12, 2024
by Bruce Glikas - February 12, 2024
Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak, officially opened at Vineyard Theatre last week. Check out photos from opening night here!
Review Roundup: RUSSIAN TROLL FARM Opens at At Vineyard Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 8, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 8, 2024
See what the critics are saying about Russian Troll Farm at Vineyard Theatre.
Photos: First Look At RUSSIAN TROLL FARM At Vineyard Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2024
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2024
See production photos for Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak.
Photos: In Rehearsal for RUSSIAN TROLL FARM At Vineyard Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - January 3, 2024
by A.A. Cristi - January 3, 2024
Vineyard Theatre has shared photos from the first rehearsal of Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak.
Russian Troll Farm History
Other Productions of Russian Troll Farm
| 2024 | Off-Broadway |
Vineyard Theatre Off-Broadway Premiere Production Off-Broadway |
Russian Troll Farm - 2024 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Projection and Video Design | Jared Mezzocchi |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Projection Design | Jared Mezzocchi |
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