The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side

The Amoralists’ searching play, about a polyamorous utopian commune, has radical elements—in its ideology and extravagant nudity—but its dramaturgy is boldly old-fashioned. Writer-director Derek Ahonen has written full, complex characters, and the committed cast of six approaches them with passion and heart. This is exciting work, fresh and refreshing; The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side makes you want to follow the Amoralists wherever they go next. (Click here for our original 2009 review).—Adam Feldman