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About The Invisible Hand on Broadway
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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar (Disgraced) makes his New York Theatre Workshop debut with The Invisible Hand, directed by Ken Rus Schmoll (Red Dog Howls). The Invisible Hand follows Nick Bright, an American stock broker, into a terrifying world of kidnapping and torture in a remote region of Pakistan. As Nick negotiates to save his own life, he begins to see his captors in a new light. This new play is a chilling and complex look at how far we will go to save ourselves and the devastating ramifications of our individual actions.
Critics’ Reviews for The Invisible Hand
"Ayad Akhtar’s shrews play raises probing questions in a first-class production directed by Ken Rus Schmoll."
The New York Times
"'The Invisible Hand' grabs you and won’t let you go. A hand-wringing and throat-clenching thriller."
New York Magazine
"Four Stars. A whip-smart and twisty thriller"
Time Out New York