Overview
- Early reviews highlight an arresting opener that revisits his 2018 Tony night and a panic attack that followed the celebration.
- Stachel personifies his intrusive thoughts as “Meredith” and foregrounds profuse sweating as part of the performance language.
- The story charts years of shape-shifting self-presentation, tensions within MENASA, and backlash over his Egyptian role in The Band’s Visit.
- Post–Oct. 7 polarization is depicted through a barrage of projected social-media attacks triggered by a pro‑peace video he posted.
- Written and performed by Stachel and directed by Tony Taccone, the 90‑minute, no‑intermission production runs through December 6 after regional outings as Out of Character, with designs by Afsoon Pajoufar, Alexander V. Nichols, and Madeleine Oldham.