Prosperous Fools
Prosperous Fools
Ends Jun 29 1h 50m NYC: Brooklyn
73% 20 reviews
73%
(20 Ratings)
Positive
65%
Mixed
25%
Negative
10%
Members say
Clever, Funny, Great acting, Entertaining, Delightful

About the Show

A bold satire on philanthropy’s hypocrisies, written and starring the great Taylor Mac.

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Critic Reviews (7)

Lighting & Sound America
June 13th, 2025

“…messy, filled with misfires, and often seems to have no idea where it is headed next. But there's always something hilarious or thought-provoking just around the corner…”
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New York Stage Review
June 12th, 2025

"Prosperous Fools labors for two heavy-handed acts to satirize present-day American oligarchs, celebrity philanthropists, money-hungry cultural institutions, pretentious artistic leaders, and the glitzy trappings"
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TheaterScene.net
June 20th, 2025

"Taylor Mac’s tremendous imagination could use some reining in but his satire is pungent"
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Exeunt Magazine
June 12th, 2025

"It’s one thing to play the Fool and poke fun at your patron. It’s another—braver, harder, more uncomfortable—to sink your teeth firmly into the hand that feeds you and not let go for two hours, spinning comedy and unease in equal proportion."
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New York Theater
June 17th, 2025

"overlong, self-indulgent, and chaotic, but also colorful, often clever, sometimes funny and impressively spot-on."
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T
June 12th, 2025

I began looking at my watch within the first half hour.
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TheaterScene.com
June 17th, 2025

Taylor Mac’s new play skewers art philanthropists.
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