Mike Klar
Mike Klar is a co-Artistic Director of Kids with Guns, a theater company he founded with collaborator Ben Cikanek in 2005. He directed The Night Carter was Bad, An Octopus Love Story and Conference Room A.
Video Interview: Meeting Delaney Britt Brewer
Meet the playwright behind Kids with Guns’ August 2010 production of Wolves.
Blogcritics Review: The Night Carter was Bad
The four characters in Ben Cikanek’s new comedy come alive for us, rooted in the script but thanks also to solid, sometimes superb, acting and Mike Klar’s wise direction.
nytheatre.com Review: The Night Carter was Bad
The cast ropes you in, charms you, turns you on your head, and sends you out the door wondering how Carter’s life will turn out. I highly recommend you go see for yourself what happens after The Night Carter Was Bad.
Time Out NY Review: An Octopus Love Story
Quirky allegory in the theater can be charming, and Delaney Britt Brewer uses the device beautifully in An Octopus Love Story.
Blogcritics Review: An Octopus Love Story
The flowering of Jane’s courage, and to a lesser extent Danny’s, forms the backbone of the story, and Holsopple’s bravura performance locks it all together, with more than able counterbalance from Tyson and excellent performances from Creighton and Greer, both of whom make the most of their scenes.
Backstage Review: An Octopus Love Story
Just when you thought Neil Simon had no descendent in the 21st century, along comes Delaney Britt Brewer. Her snappy new comedy, An Octopus Love Story, is one of the most accessible and genuinely funny shows to hit downtown in quite a while.
Kids with Guns 2011 season is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties.