From the Wall Street Journal:

Now Mr. Teller is at it again, this time with a solidly crafted, sensationally entertaining Off-Broadway shockfest called “Play Dead” that he directed and co-wrote. While I’m no producer, I’ll be surprised if “Play Dead” doesn’t settle in for a long, profitable run at the Players Theatre. Yes, you’ll scream—I did, repeatedly—but “Play Dead” has a hard core of emotional seriousness that makes it more than just an exercise in audience manipulation (and I use that last word advisedly).

From the New York Post:

Reluctant volunteers are pulled onstage to participate in anything from a séance to a kind of psychic vivisection. At times, the proceedings take on an even darker edge, as when Robbins relates a professed tragic story about a friend or channels the “spirits” of audience members’ deceased loved ones.

From Broadway Doctor.com:

Warning: there are many moments in complete darkness with this play (even the emergency lights go out) where spirits will haunt and fright you. This is not a play for children, seniors, or the faint of heart… But it is one hell of a ride!

And meanwhile, it appears that things are just as rosy on the financial side according to NewYork.CityBizList:

NEW YORK — Play Dead Theater Company LP, a partnership of Schuster Entertainment, has raised $950,000 of its $1 million goal, according to an SEC filing.

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