“The Memory Exam”

Submitted by LT_Sargent on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 16:11
Title“The Memory Exam”
Year for Search2022
AuthorsFechter, Steven
Date PublishedSeptember 10 - 25, 2022
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

The play is set in a future in which as people age, they are required to take a memory exam, and if they get one wrong answer, they are euthanized. See reviews by David A. Finkle (September 10, 2022) https://nystagereview.com/2022/09/10/the-memory-exam-a-fantasy-that-tests-credulity-more-than-memory/; Zahary Steward (September 10, 2022); https://www.theatermania.com/off-off-broadway/reviews/review-the-memory-exam-steven-fechter_94272.html; and Laura Collins-Hughes in The New York Times (September 16, 2022). https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/theater/the-memory-exam-jasper-play.html. For an interview with the author by Terrence O’Brien regarding the play, see https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Interview-Steven-Fechter-Terrence-OBrien-Talk-Importance-of-Memories-More-in-THE-MEMORY-EXAM-World-Premiere-20220830.

Additional Publishers

Play. Opened Off-Off-Broadway at the 59E59 theatre September 10, 2022, with previews September 3 for an ending September 25.
Info Notes

See reviews by David A. Finkle (September 10, 2022) https://nystagereview.com/2022/09/10/the-memory-exam-a-fantasy-that-tests-credulity-more-than-memory/; Zahary Steward (September 10, 2022); https://www.theatermania.com/off-off-broadway/reviews/review-the-memory-exam-steven-fechter_94272.html; and Laura Collins-Hughes in The New York Times (September 16, 2022). https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/theater/the-memory-exam-jasper-play.html. For an interview with the author by Terrence O’Brien regarding the play, see https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Interview-Steven-Fechter-Terrence-OBrien-Talk-Importance-of-Memories-More-in-THE-MEMORY-EXAM-World-Premiere-20220830.

Author Note

The playwright is best known for his The Woodsman (2000), which was made into a film (2004) directed by Nicole Kassell (b. 1972).
Full Text

2022 Fechter, Steven. “The Memory Exam.” Play. Opened Off-Off-Broadway at the 59E59 theatre September 10, 2022, with previews September 3 for an ending September 25. 

The play is set in a future in which as people age, they are required to take a memory exam, and if they get one wrong answer, they are euthanized. See reviews by David A. Finkle (September 10, 2022) https://nystagereview.com/2022/09/10/the-memory-exam-a-fantasy-that-tests-credulity-more-than-memory/; Zahary Steward (September 10, 2022); https://www.theatermania.com/off-off-broadway/reviews/review-the-memory-exam-steven-fechter_94272.html; and Laura Collins-Hughes in The New York Times (September 16, 2022). https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/theater/the-memory-exam-jasper-play.html. For an interview with the author by Terrence O’Brien regarding the play, see https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Interview-Steven-Fechter-Terrence-OBrien-Talk-Importance-of-Memories-More-in-THE-MEMORY-EXAM-World-Premiere-20220830. The playwright is best known for his The Woodsman (2000), which was made into a film (2004) directed by Nicole Kassell (b. 1972).