Review: Indeed, There Are No Small Parts: "2nd Murderer" is a Dark Delight
2nd Murderer Written by Kanika Asavari Vaish Directed by Frankie DiCiaccio Presented by SoHo Shakespeare Company at The Flea Theater 20 Thomas Street, Manhattan, NYC October 9-November 1, 2025 Txai Frota and Ahmad Maher. Photo by Travis Emery Hackett. Questions of morality, performativity, and adaptation are all in play from the moment the audience steps into the theater, welcomed into by Black Sheep’s “The Choice is Yours (Revisited)” and MF Doom’s “Coco Mango.” The lights drop; a body hits the floor; and then, in murky darkness, a shriek – and a man with a knife who decides to rewind the night. This decision to “wind it all back” amidst the darkness sets the tone for Kanika Vaish’s fantastic 2nd Murderer , a play as funny as it is unnerving, where the dramatological dream of “making it real” collides with the ethics of what performers are asked to endure for the sake of ego and entertainment. Directed with precision and aplomb by Frankie DiCiaccio and presented by SoHo Shakespea...