Press/Awards

Awards:

2023 Drama Desk Winner for Best Ensemble (Public Obscenities)

2023 Drama League Nominee for Best Play (Public Obscenities)

“Haque…navigates these burdensome complexities with touching humanity and intelligence…uniformly excellent cast."

-Juan Ramirez, NYT (Critic’s Pick)

For Public Obscenities

“…spectacular cast…each virtuoso is gorgeously at ease…Were these stars hiding in plain sight all along?”

-Helen Shaw, The New Yorker

For Public Obscenities

“Haque carries well what is perhaps the most challenging work, investing us in the imagined connection between [the characters].”

-Darleen Ortega, OR ArtsWatch

For Samsara

“Other actors also play two roles, with a notably fine turn by Abrar Haque.”

-Jon Sobel, BlogCritics

For The Invention of Love

“Terrific performance by Abrar Haque (as conflicted professor Pater) helps bring the story to life.”

-JK Clarke, La Voce Di New York

For The Invention of Love

“Haque accomplishes a particularly striking physical transformation…[he] is an image to behold.”

-David Cote, 4ColumnsMag

For Public Obscenities

“Some of the best aspects of Public Obscenities have to do with the interactions of (Haque) and (Powell)…they give the play admirable heft.”

-Peter Marks, Washington Post

For Public Obscenities

“Haque is a standout in his role as Amit, the baby...Extra points for the physical comedy.”

-Rachel Saslow, Willamette Weekly

For Samsara

“The Oxford men of his era…are very funnily embodied by Haque [and others]…”

-Sara Holdren, Vulture/New York Mag

For The Invention of Love

“I was taken by Abrar Haque’s portrayal of characters who represented the ever-changing view of homosexuality in this culture…as Walter Pater, an emotional openness and passion…also as the sensitive, wise Chamberlain”

-Front Mezz Junkies

For The Invention of Love