Lost Lake at New York City Center

The New York Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...Generally, when a drama features just two characters of opposite sexes who meet in a cabin in the wilderness, there are only a couple of alternatives: Something very sweet will happen, meaning a love affair, or something very bad will happen, meaning a burst of violence. To his credit, Mr. Auburn, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Proof," avoids both of those predictable outcomes, although embers of affection do eventually glow, and there is a mention of a gun."

NY Daily News - Somewhat Recommended

"...It's a 90-minute story of misery loving company - and Auburn isn't shy about underlining the title. Veronica reveals how she lost her husband in a hit-and-run accident and why her job hangs in the balance. Hogan, who's divorced, has lost touch with his daughter and is at war with his brother and sister-in-law. And there are more revelations."

Hollywood Reporter - Somewhat Recommended

"...The sense emerges that Auburn has set himself the task of writing a two-character, single-setting play and then forcibly squeezed the story of Hogan and Veronica into that limiting framework. There's much talk of Hogan's younger brother and his wife, who have contributed to his isolation, and perhaps introducing one or both of those characters would have alleviated the structural monotony. Even the actual appearance of the children might have helped. As it is, Lost Lake leaves the frustrating impression that some of the story's most interesting parts are happening between scenes, or after the play ends."

Variety - Somewhat Recommended

"...The plot is so insubstantial, you couldn't wrap fish in it. Two hard-luck strangers - the sad-sack owner of the decrepit cabin in the woods and a would-be tenant from the city - forge an unlikely but touching bond over the course of a miserable week's vacation. The character developments are modest and unfortunately revealed in offstage events that can't be told without spoiling the limited moments of suspense."

New York Post - Somewhat Recommended

"..."Lost Lake," by "Proof" playwright David Auburn, spares us the teaching-moment rigmarole. But despite well-acted, sympathetic characters, it's also less than the sum of their problems."