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    Strict Scrutiny - Bad Decisions Tour

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    Saturday, June 20, 2026

    7:00 PM

    Gramercy Theatre

    New York, NY

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Strict Scrutiny, an individual theater artist whose work sits between staged storytelling and lived-in confession, appears at the Gramercy Theatre under the banner Strict Scrutiny – Bad Decisions Tour. The piece treats performance as a series of choices examined in real time; formal training is kept offstage but the craft is evident in tight pacing, a careful ear for dialogue, and an emphasis on clarity over spectacle.

    About Strict Scrutiny - Bad Decisions Tour

    Strict Scrutiny brings its “Bad Decisions Tour” to the Gramercy Theatre for a live run framed as theater, built from spoken narrative, character work, and the uneasy logic of hindsight. The material traces how ordinary choices tilt into consequence, with humor used less as escape than as a way to keep looking. No specific New York premiere history has been announced, but the show lands in a city where public confession and performance often overlap. One clear strength is its restraint: it trusts the audience to connect the dots.

    About the Artist

    Strict Scrutiny

    Strict Scrutiny is an individual theater artist whose work sits in the space between staged storytelling and lived-in confession. Their current New York City appearance at Gramercy Theatre, under the banner *Strict Scrutiny – Bad Decisions Tour*, frames performance as a series of choices examined in real time.