←Recommendations of Reykjavík

I mean, this is wonderful. It's magical and strange and funny and feels like travelling to another country....the limbo of being in 'not your home'. It literally takes us somewhere else. This is so so special. It already has a life and is getting productions, but I really can't stop thinking about it.

Dang, y'all. The individual pieces of Reykjavik are magical or menacing or both; collectively they add up to a whole that delivers a disturbing and satisfying emotional wallop. Sexy, dangerous, and weirdly compassionate, Reykjavik is hell of a meal.

REYKJAVÍK by Steve Yockey is receiving a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The partnering NNPN Member Theaters are Actor's Express (Atlanta, GA), Rorschach Theatre (Washington, DC), Kitchen Dog Theatre (Dallas, TX), and Southern Rep Theatre (New Orleans, LA).

Is this the Yockiest of the Yockey? It might be, and that only means the best possible things. Lyrical, moving, real, poignant, otherworldly, scary... Steve covers it all and seemingly seamlessly. A beautiful read that would no doubt be even more beautiful fully rendered.

There is an intimacy that Steve Yockey finds with the disturbed that transcends everything else I’ve ever read. REYKJAVÍK is overflowing with gorgeous pieces of dialogue, mystifying theatrical feats, and a vulnerability that would make it a delight and challenge to tackle in production. I am thrilled that this play is being done at Actor's Express as I am desperate to see it! #PlaywrightPlug

Another deeply moving and simultaneously disturbing play from Steve Yockey. Reykjavik is one that stayed with me for days with the vivid images it burns into your imagination. I cannot recommend enough this wonderfully sinister play.

There is no other playwright who gives me a sense of dread that I love so much. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time with Reykjavik.

Oh, wow. Oh, wow. I have just read the most marvelous thing and it is Reykjavik by Steve Yockey. This play is about as close to perfection as you get. I could talk about the gorgeous dialogue, the unique characters, the fascinating lay out, the opportunities for technical wizardry, but all I want to talk about is the sheer perfection of the story. A story--or a group of stories--that weave in and out of each other with such an effortless quality. This play is a masterpiece with one of the most intentional stories I've ever read. Highly, highly recommended.

OFFICIAL SELECTION for the KITCHEN DOG THEATER 2018 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
This play was chosen from over 800 submitted scripts and received a staged reading as part of our annual festival.

I loved this. I found it so enthralling and enigmatic and moving and funny. Yockey is such a wonderful, singular voice, and this play in particular is a disturbing and delightful treat.