"With its sailors, barges, and fogbound saloons, Anna Christie is very much a waterfront play, so staging it along the Brooklyn shoreline has its appeal. But St. Ann's Warehouse's revival starring Michelle Williams also makes clear why the play itself is so rarely seen. Even among Eugene O'Neill's plays, it is one of those titles that looms large in reputation while rarely appearing on New York stages."
"Overshadowed by O'Neill's later, weightier masterpieces like Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Iceman Cometh, and A Moon for the Misbegotten, Anna Christie tends to resurface only when a revival can promise something extra. Directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton), the new Off-Broadway production certainly supplies star power and pedigree. Whether it supplies a compelling reason for revisiting the play itself is another matter."
The Brooklyn shoreline staging complements Anna Christie's sailors, barges, and fogbound saloons, aligning setting and atmosphere. The revival stars Michelle Williams and is directed by Thomas Kail, bringing notable star power and theatrical pedigree. Anna Christie, first staged in 1921 and now public domain, remains rarely produced and is often known through the Greta Garbo film and a 1993 Broadway revival. The four-act melodrama moves slowly and builds toward a pivotal confession in the third act that serves as the dramatic centerpiece. O'Neill's moral vision portrays Anna as honest and resolute while surrounding men appear fearful, self-serving, and hypocritical.
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