I won’t divulge how or why this foursome comes unglued, except to tell you that it’s wholly credible and expertly paced; credit director Marcela Lorca’s crisp direction and strong acting from the entire cast.

With marvelous performances by the cast under the sublime direction of Marcela Lorca, “Disgraced” should be a must see for everyone who watched or didn’t watch the folderol of inauguration day for Donald Trump. Lorca deserves immense credit for letting this play proceed at a natural rapid pace. There is little room for breath in […]

Of the three productions I’ve seen of Ayad Akhtar’s honest, far-reaching play, Marcela Lorca’s staging for Princeton’s McCarter Theatre is the best. By far. By miles.

This is the first time I’d seen a play where the audience literally gasps.

Happily, the McCarter Theatre Center’s mounting of “Disgraced”– its New Jersey premiere, and the play’s first area staging since an acclaimed 2014-15 Broadway run — does full justice to the snap, crackle and pop of Akhtar’s provocations.

Akhtar provides no easy answers in Disgraced, but raises provocative questions and issues that deserve attention, and cannot be resolved by changing immigration policies, requiring special identification, or building walls.

Marcela Lorca’s clean and purposeful staging elegantly matches the economy of this powerful story.

Marcela Lorca’s vision enhances the text with interstitial tableaux and a heightened awareness towards interconnectedness.