Review: You Can't See "Mother Leeds," But Don't Miss It
Mother Leeds Presented by No Peeking Theatre at UNDER St. Marks 94 St. Marks Place, Manhattan, NYC Fri, Feb 21 at 8:50PM; Sun, Feb 23 at 6:50PM; Wed, Feb 26 at 5:30PM; Sun, March 1 at 1:50PM; Fri, March 6 at 8:50PM Tickets available here Image courtesy No Peeking Theatre It might sound like a cliché to say that what you can't see is more frightening than what you can, but Mother Leeds , from innovative artists No Peeking Theatre, demonstrates the truth in the truism. Audiences experience the play blindfolded, immersing them in the world of a very religious family in early 1900s New Jersey. That family is, of course, the family of folklore figure Jane Leeds, whose thirteenth child, local mythology holds, transmogrified into the monstrous creature known as the Jersey Devil and roamed the Pine Barrens. The resulting experience is a creepy and memorable highlight of this year's annual FRIGID Festival. Before the show proper begins, audience members are Invited to exam...