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BecauseHeCan

McCarter Theatre
Princeton, NJ
directed by Emily Mann
Chilling Internet Psychodrama

 

"David Birney presents a credible, ultimately affecting portrait of a confident, successful man gradually reduced to [despair]... "

- Philadelphia Inquirer


"David Birney has a delicious time as Joseph -- gentle, caring and calm until his world shatters around him."

- Time Off


"The performances are exceptional. Birney has one long, enthralling monologue near the play's conclusion... His desperation is clear; his panic palpable. There were even supportive audience noises, nervous laughter, that indicate others... were sharing Joseph's wonder and horror."

- The Times


"Chilling 80-minute plunge into the whirlwind of possibilities and dangers inherent in modern technology."

- The Times


"Joseph Elliott played to understated perfection by the exquisitely polished David Birney... "

- The Princetonian


"Mr. Birney's stellar performance... Mr. Birney, seasoned veteran of Broadway... establishes Joseph Elliott as a witty, urbane, engaging figure... Mr. Birney handles the literate, clever script, including a couple of very long monologues, with skill and humor, and his character lends color to the bleak surroundings."

- Princeton Town Topic