UTR closes this evening

UTR is Under the Radar, although less so than formerly. This performance festival, curated by Mark Russell and hosted by Oskar Eustis at the Public, is important for several reasons: The Eustis vision of the Public’s big tent is unfolding ever more, and Russell’s profile as a performance curator independent of his 25 year berth at PS122 is further solidified because, first and foremost, a lot of the shoes are very good. I wrote about it in Time Out earlier this month, where I could note that the circuit of work that UTR showcases exists independently of both Broadway and the regional theater network that is supposed to be our national theater.

I’m going back this evening to revisit Jay Scheib’s This Place is a Desert, because his shows change so much from opening to closing.