Show Art: Lara Antal
Co-producers: Rose Colored Productions and Moira Stone
Production Stage Manager: Karen “Curly” Schleifer
Assistant Stage Manager: Daren A.C. Carollo
Scenic Design: Craig Napoliello
Lighting Design: Daisy Long
Sound Design: Cody Hom
Costume Design: Nicole Wee
Prop Design: Moira Stone
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CRITICS RECOMMEND THE ASK!
RECOMMENDED PICK OF THE WEEK! Under Jessi D. Hill’s meticulous direction, Aidem and Litchfield play off each other like expert musicians … Freeman brings more than a decade of his own experience as an ACLU fundraiser to The Ask, and his achievement is not only to capture two voices with both precision and spiky humor, but also to venture on a generous exploration of two full, wildly different humanities. - Sara Holdren, Vulture
FOUR STARS & Critics Recommended Pick! “Words are wounding in Matthew Freeman's taut two-hander The Ask, an entertaining and empathetic examination of generational and philosophical differences that divide the political left.” -Raven Snook, TimeOut NY
“Matthew Freeman’s ‘The Ask’ is a bold play. So, it’s only fitting that I start this review with an equally bold statement: It’s the best play I’ve seen in a very, very long time.” Theater Beyond Broadway
“[Freeman is] a master of electrified small talk … Aidem is the ideal actor to play Greta, mining Freeman’s script for every nugget of wry humor and humanity…Litchfield matches her with a performance that is just as sympathetic….Director Jessi D. Hill has finely calibrated the tone and pace…” - TheatreMania
“Freeman’s sparkling script, easily one of the best of the year, surely demanded intense work from the actors as well as from director Jessi D. Hill. Their efforts make this rather intellectual material sing with emotion – and fun. Personality-based levity laces the drama as we follow each party’s argument wondering how the other will counter it.” - Blogcritics
“While I would love to see The Ask, Matthew Freeman’s tight, achingly precise two-hander, confidently and expertly directed by Jessi D. Hill, follow the path of last season’s Job to ever-bigger venues and longer runs, I’m grateful I got to see it in an intimate space like the Wild Project.” - Exuent Magazine
“…stellar acting, writing, and direction…Will Greta continue to fund the organization through the solicitations of Tanner, and if so, at what cost to get what they all need? It’s an intriguing question in a fully entertaining, provocative, and timely play.” - DC Theater Arts
Four and a half stars! “When you’re able to give great actors wonderful things to say, purpose in saying them, and meat for the mind to chew on, you’ve got a play worth watching.” - Front Row Center
The Ask is a well-crafted, thoughtful and wise piece of theater that will undoubtedly appeal to anyone concerned not only about philanthropy, but about the state of the world. Aidem and Litchfield are first rate actors who make this piece crackle, thanks to Jessi D. Hill’s sharp and precise direction. - Manhattan Digest
There's a little gem playing at the Wild Project through September 28th. One set, 80 minutes, with terrific and compassionate writing (Matthew Freeman), directing (Jessi D. Hill), and acting…The debate/dance is fascinating and full of texture; I'm still thinking about it days later. - Show Showdown
