Staff Picks No. 108

DEERWATCH : Claire Tumey, Hannah Bird
The Tank
Monday August 4th 2025

The vibes for this one are sexy and sinister, and I, for one, am entranced. Content warning for distressing political themes? Yes please! I’m eager to find out what Claire and Hannah have cooked up.

Staffer: Leah Plante-Wiener

Road Kills : Sophie McIntosh, Nina Goodheart
Paradise Factory
August 15th-September 6th 2025

Good Apples Collective is on the rise and I was a dunce to miss last year's show that had a rabbit that may or may not now be Sophie's pet. (Fact check, aka check socials.) Speaking of animals, Road Kills is their next show and my a-double will be seated!

Staffer: Billy McEntee

Light Labor: 2nd Best Dance Company
Green Lung Studio
Saturday August 2nd at 7pm and 9pm 2025

Heard good things about this dance duet about the inevitable. I've enjoyed the mischievous humor and technical skill in this company's work

Staffer: Travis Amiel

metamorphosis III : Stacy Grossfield, Alexandra Albrecht, Nola Sporn Smith, Hannah Franzen, Dead Tooth, J&M Special Effects, Carsen Joenk, & Ben Demarest
The Collapsable Hole
August 8th-9th 2025

Stacy Grossfield’s “metamorphosis 2” was one of my favorite dance-theater works I saw back in 2024, a (genuinely!) disturbing and creative mixture of text, dance, performance, and design that left me giddy with how unbridled it was in its terror. Occasionally, the surprises return to me like odd glimmers and I am so excited for whatever this version entails. And apparently it’s 4 EPISODES OVER 4 MONTHS? Hell yeah.

Staffer: Reuven Glezer

As everyone knows, I love sequels. I hope they keep making sequels forever!

Staffer: Theresa Buchheister