←Recommendations of Last Night in Inwood

A powerful glimpse into mounting tensions in an age of turmoil with varying views. Together they need to get through it, but the arguments rise. Will they rely on each other or be torn apart? Riveting and well done.

A deftly rendered micro-cosm of the city is brought together in an apartment as imminent disaster looms! Sobler has created a fascinating and naturalistic portrait of how a scenario such as this might play out in real life. The page-turning dialogue moves at a brisk pace and the world building, ever important in a science fiction piece, is subtle but richly layered and communicated mostly through the socio-cultural issues at play. I hope to see a production of this sometime in the near future!

Last Night in Inwood is a dynamic and compelling page-turner, I imagine I will be on the edge of my seat watching a production of this soon. It's relevant, fast-paced, genre-bending, and nuanced. I'm such a fan of Alix's work, her dialogue is on point and her plot construction is sharp and well crafted. Additionally, her clear understanding of inherent situational conflict will leave you wanting more. This was a pleasure to read.

Sobler deftly transforms the political and economic fears of the millennials into a chosen-family drama about indecision in the face of the apocalypse. This play is tightly focused on the precisely drawn characters yet paints big pictures about the state of the world. So glad to have seen a workshop production.

Last Night in Inwood is a striking and terrifyingly realistic apocalyptic exploration. Sobler expertly delves into the nearly impossible choices we have to make for ourselves and our loved ones in the face of unpredictable circumstances. This play is funny, heartwarming, thrilling, and deeply honest all at the same time. There were many moments when I was breathless, waiting with hope and dread for the next moment. A piece great for any ensemble, Last Night in Inwood is ultimately a play about connection and finding a way forward.

I've been living in Inwood since just after 9/11, so I can vouch for the world that Sobler creates as real and beyond that, she has made it wonderfully funny and all-too-true as she works to get us to look at all of our differences and yet the show really brings us all closer together by revealing the schisms. Kudos for that!

An unforgettable apocalyptic ride. Alix's Last Night in Inwood is fast-paced, funny, heartbreaking and scarily believable. Alix deftly has her characters breach rifts of feminism, racism, homophobia and generational schisms to come together into the symbol of what we need today: unity. Loved the reading I just saw - can't wait to see it in production.

An apocalyptic comedy isn't an easy thing to pull off, but Alix does it exceedingly well, succeeding in drawing laughter even as she ignites our fear for the future of our country--and the world--and makes it clear that if we don't learn to stand together now, we're destined to be torn apart. We keep hearing theaters say that in these dark times, they want comedy; this comedy FOR dark times is the answer.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Alix Sobler and their play Last Night in Inwood as a finalist for our 2018 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 53 finalists out of more than 1,4200 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process.

Such a fresh take on the "apocalyptic times" narrative!! Appreciate the decision not to mention any specific leader or administration to ensure the play speaks to us for generations to come. Identity politics will matter even at the end times so I'm glad we have such a well written play that tackles this head on.