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November 20, 2011

Identity crises are epidemic in Thomas Higgins’s “Wild Animals You Should Know,” the undercooked new comedy that opened on Sunday night at the Lucille Lortel Theater. The nerdy business consultant who has lost his job; the loutish beer swiller who has lost his wife; the overachieving, sexually ambivalent Boy Scout who has lost his cellphone: they’re all flailing, groping to figure out who and what they are. So, I regret to add, is the play.

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Bloomberg
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Philip
Boroff

November 21, 2011

The wild card in Thomas Higgins’s breezy psychological thriller “Wild Animals You Should Know” is Matthew (Jay Armstrong Johnson), a toned suburban teenager who excels at everything except understanding himself.

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Entertainment Weekly
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Thom
Geier

November 21, 2011

There are some interesting ideas at work in Thomas Higgins’ Off Broadway drama Wild Animals You Should Know. But scout’s honor, this is an exploration of contemporary suburban American manhood that seems to get a little lost in the woods. (Does Brookstone sell a GPS device for playwriting?)

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November 21, 2011

A potential sex scandal within a Boy Scout troupe is the subject of Thomas Higgins’ provocative yet flawed new play, Wild Animals You Should Know, presented by MCC Theater at the Lucille Lortel. Director Trip Cullman has assembled a fine cast that keeps the production engaging, even when the script goes off track.

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Ny Daily News
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Joe
Dziemianowicz

November 21, 2011

The motto of the Boy Scouts of America is Be Prepared. And anyone who sees “Wild Animals You Should Know” should be prepared to be intrigued and a bit disappointed by the underdeveloped 90-minute work.

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