Review: "Lake George" Traverses Some Choppy Familial Waters
Lake George Written and directed by Dan Blick Presented by Telos Ensemble at Chain Theatre 312 West 36 Street, Floor 4, Manhattan, NYC March 5-16, 2025 Tora Hallström and Samantha Positano. Photo courtesy of Telos Ensemble. Lake George , returning to the NYC stage for a second run at the Chain Theatre, tempts one to grant that, indeed, nothing is funnier than unhappiness. Focused on a group of family members who are brutally honest about one another but less so about themselves, writer and director Dan Blick's play never loses sight of the tragic dimensions of its characters, no matter how hilarious many of their barbed exchanges may be. The production also never loses the excellently judged pace and rhythm that serve this tragicomic triumph so well right through its true-to-life refusal to tidy away loose ends before its final moments. The titular Lake George is the setting for a family weekend at a rented house, and the first members of the family whom we meet are husband and wif...