Alexis Scheer

Off-Broadway Review: “Breaking the Story” at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater (Closed on Sunday, June 23, 2024)

The newest offering at Second Stage’s Kiser Theatre is a production of a new play penned by Alexis Scheer titled “Breaking the Story” which centers around a war correspondent who is actively reporting from the front line. The production directed by Jo Bonney was a bit confusing for this audience member, finding the elements of magical realism not clearly defined….

Off-Broadway Review: WP Theater/Second Stage Theater’s “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” at the McGinn/Cazale Theater

December 22, 2019 | Off-Broadway, transl > | "Our Dear Dead Drug Lord", Alexis Scheer, Alyssa May Gold, Andrew Jean, Carmen Berkeley, Fan Zhang, Judi Lewis Ockler, Kelly Gillespie CSA, Lucrecia Briceno, Malika Samuel, McGinn/Cazale Theater, Rebecca Jimenez, Second Stage Theater, Shira Friedman Photography, Whitney White, WP Theater, Yu-Hsuan Chen

“But women only need themselves to plant seeds in hearts and minds that stab and twist when they begin to root, ensnaring us all with just a thought.” – Pablo F***ing Escobar in “My Dear Dead Drug Lord” Alexis Sheer’s “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord,” in its final days at the McGinn/Cazale Theater, is deeply disturbing and profoundly important. Co-produced…